PaperWorks


PaperWorks was a computer program introduced by Xerox Corporation in 1992, which allowed a business traveler to communicate with his or her personal computer while away from the office.
PaperWorks could be used to send and retrieve documents between the fixed computer system and the business traveler, by using fax machines.
The software created special machine-readable forms, similar to the type of forms used to score standardized tests.
The user would then fax the form back to the central computer, commanding one of several tasks to be performed. For example:
The underlying technology for PaperWorks, called "DataGlyphs", was developed at Xerox PARC.