Engineering:Alfa DiskFax
The Alfa DiskFax was a communication device created by Alfa Systems of the United Kingdom . It was launched in 1990. The DiskFax was designed to allow the transfer of digital files over a conventional telephone line to a remote DiskFax machine. In operation users would insert an PC-compatible floppy disc into the unit, at which point the data would be transmitted automatically to a receiver, which would write an image of the data on a local floppy disc. There were two models, one equipped with 5¼-inch, and 3½-inch drives, and a second with an internal hard drive for storing incoming data.[1]
Encrypted versions of the DiskFax were sold to the military and intelligence markets.[2] The DiskFax was also used by Britain's Conservative Party during the 1992 general election.[3]
Alfa Systems was founded in 1985 by David Karlin, formerly of Sinclair Research.[4]
References
- ↑ "DiskFax". http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/15814/DiskFax/.
- ↑ Goodwins, Rupert (22 August 2003). "Rupert Goodwins' Diary" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/rupert-goodwins-diary-4010003686/.
- ↑ "Prime Minister's Campaign Coach - Use ff Computer Technology". 16 March 1992. http://www.johnmajor.co.uk/page2414.html.
- ↑ Smith, Tony (12 January 2014). "Sinclair's 1984 big shot at business: The QL is 30 years old" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2014/01/12/archaeologic_sinclair_ql/.
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