The roots of inkjet printing trace back to the 1950s, when scientists began experimenting with liquid ink and digital precision for printing. Early inkjet printing systems were used for things like industrial applications, rather than for personal or commercial printing During the 1960s, the concept of inkjet printing started to take shape in a more formal way. Engineers at various companies began to develop electromechanical methods for delivering ink precisely onto paper. One of the first patents for an inkjet printer was filed in 1964 by Johnson and Johnson for the use of inkjet printing in industrial applications like labeling and packaging.

The first practical fax machine was invented in the 1920s by Dr. Arthur Korn in Germany, who developed a system to transit photographs via telephone lines. This technology was refined into a commercial product known as the “Funktelegramm”

The second group of fax machines began to be produced in the 1970s while the third group of fax machines were introduced in the 1980s. Every succeeding group of fax machines was more advanced and faster in comparison to the previous generations.