Facsimile apparatus capable of connecting with computer

A facsimile apparatus comprising:

• means for printing information:
• an information input/output section having means for receiving input image information from an external information processing apparatus;
• memory means storing a predetermined phone number registered therein;
• judging means, responsive to a phone number input thereto, for judging whether or not the input phone number agrees with the predetermined phone number registered in said memory means;
• special processing means, responsive to a judgment by said judging means that the input phone number agrees with the predetermined phone number, for actuating said printing means to print the input image information;
• means for outputting the input information to a telephone line in accordance with a facsimile communication procedure in response to a judgment by said judging means that the predetermined phone number does not agree with the input phone number, for transmission of the image information to a recipient facsimile apparatus corresponding to the input phone number;
• a phone number inputting means for inputting a phone number via said information input/output section or from a facsimile apparatus main body;
• and
• a document original reading means for reading a document original;
• said special processing means being responsive to a judgment by said judging means that the predetermined phone number agrees with a phone number which is input by said phone number inputting means, to actuate said reading means to read document original information from the document original and output the read document original information from said information input/output section;
• wherein:
• the predetermined phone number includes a first phone number and a second phone number;
• said special processing means being responsive to a judgment by said judging means that the first predetermined phone number agrees with a phone number which is input by said phone number inputting means, to actuate said printing means to print the input image information;
• and
• said special processing means being responsive to a judgment by said judging means that the second predetermined phone number agrees with a phone number which is input by said phone number inputting means, to actuate said reading means to read document original information from the document original and output the read document original information from said information input/output section.