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

  1. ↑ "DiskFax". The Centre for Computing History. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  2. ↑ Goodwins, Rupert (22 August 2003). "Rupert Goodwins' Diary". ZDNET. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Prime Minister's Campaign Coach - Use ff Computer Technology". Sir John Major. 16 March 1992. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27.
  4. ↑ Smith, Tony (12 January 2014). "Sinclair's 1984 big shot at business: The QL is 30 years old". The Register. Archived from the original on 2022-12-12.
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