Fax Machine Models (reference)
Neutral, encyclopedic reference overviews of notable fax machine model classes, product lines, and form factors — organized by the ITU-T fax standard class (Group 3, Group 4, Super G3) and by printing technology (thermal, laser, inkjet, plain-paper, multifunction). Each page explains what a class or line is, the standards it implements, and its typical design, without inventing per-model specifications, prices, or dates.
16 live pages · long-term capacity 20–32
Entities
ITU-T
ITU-T T.4 · ITU-T T.6 · ITU-T T.30 · ITU-T T.37 · ITU-T T.38 · Group 3 fax · Group 4 fax · ITU-T V.34 · ITU-T V.17
Super G3 · PSTN · ISDN · Thermal printing · Laser printing · Inkjet printing · Fax modem
Multifunction printer
Brother FAX series · Canon FAXPHONE
Connected clusters
In the archive
Pages in this cluster
- Group 3 Fax Machines (ITU-T T.4 / T.30)
- Group 4 Fax Machines
- Super G3 Fax Machines
- Thermal-Paper Fax Machines
- Plain-Paper Fax Machines
- Laser Fax Machines
- Inkjet Fax Machines
- Multifunction Fax Machines (Fax MFPs)
- Fax / Copier Combination Machines
- Roll-Feed vs Cut-Sheet Fax Machines
- Desktop vs. Console Fax Machines
- Brother Fax Machine Series
- Canon FAXPHONE Series
- Panasonic KX-Fax Series
- Sharp UX Fax Series
- Muratec Fax Machines
- Canon Bubble Jet BJ-80 (Original, 1985)
- Canon BJC-4000
- The Evolution of Laser Printing
- The Evolution of Inkjet Printers
- How Early Laser Printers Worked
- HP LaserJet (Original, 1984)
- Apple LaserWriter (1985)
- Canon LBP-CX Print Engine (1983)
Planned coverage
- Fax Machines With Built-In Telephones — The integrated fax-phone class that combined a handset, answering feature, and fax in one unit for shared home phone lines.
- PC Fax Modems and Fax Boards — Computer-hosted fax hardware that sent and received faxes without a standalone machine, positioned as a model class alongside physical units.
- The Xerox Telecopier and Early Desktop Fax Models — The Telecopier family as an early commercial desktop fax model line, framed historically without inventing dates or specs.
- How to Identify a Fax Machine's Class — A reference for telling apart fax classes (Group 3/4, thermal vs. plain-paper, standalone vs. MFP) from observable, durable characteristics.