现在日本约有10万台传真机在工作,几乎都是点到点的通信。它也是作为代替电话、用戶电报和邮件等通信手段的一种使用方式。但是,在传真机普及的同时有效利用传真机的特点正急速地扩大。可以认为,目前正处于从代替电话的手段,向计算机的输入输出设备以及 About 100,000 fax machines are working in Japan now, almost all of them are point-to-point communications. It is also used as a means of communication in lieu of telephone, telex and mail. However, the facsimile of facsimile machine utilization is rapidly expanding while facsimile machines are widely used. It can be considered that the current is from the phone instead of means to the computer’s input and output devices and