Thanks, I was not aware of that. I appreciate this.
Google your question and check into one of the many tech-support forums on the net. It’ll take a little digging, but you’ll eventually find a place where all of the posters are asking the same question you did. Good luck!
“Apparently not because our old printer had a fax machine but Dell said it was no longer compatible with the newer computers”
Are you sure they didn’t say “supported” rather than “compatible”? It may work unless you don’t have a parallel port. Some new motherboards do not have parallel ports. That can be adapted for about $10