chiang@m2c.ORG (Rit Chiang) (05/15/88)
Does anyone know of any public domain or commercial FAX software
running on IBM PC/XT/AT or VAX computers ?
I am looking for some FAX software that could be run from any computers
instead of buying a FAX machine.
If anyone has such knowledge, please respond.
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Rit Chiang
Massachusetts Microelectronics Center
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Internet: chiang@m2c.m2c.orgeli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) (05/15/88)
In article <2451@m2cM2C.ORG> chiang@m2c.ORG (Rit Chiang) writes: >Does anyone know of any public domain or commercial FAX software >running on IBM PC/XT/AT or VAX computers ? >I am looking for some FAX software that could be run from any computers >instead of buying a FAX machine. this software can never be public domain, because it requires custom hardware: a pc card using the Rockwell facsimile modem chipset. the software is not trivial, either... a PC fax board and softwrae will cost anywhere from $400 to $1000... i have a fax board currently installed in my PC and it is handy. i'm doing some custom software work with it... there are at least 20 vendors of PC-Fax boards and software. Panasonic (Panafax) and Brooktrout Technology (PC-Fax) come to mind immediately. the Panafax is sold in many computer stores; Brooktrout is at 617 235 3026 if anyone wants details from them...
farber@linc.cis.upenn.edu (David Farber) (05/16/88)
I am using the Complete Fax board (~$325 discounted). Real nice under dos. I would love a Xenix version. I also have a Compete Answering Machine and it is a great product. Real good stuff --------------- David J. Farber; Prof. of CS and EE, Director - Distributed Systems Labs. University of Pennsylvania/200 South 334d Street/Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389 Tele: 215-898-9508; FAX: 215-274-8192
eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) (05/16/88)
In <4652@super.upenn.edu> farber@linc.cis.upenn.edu.UUCP (David Farber) writes: >I am using the Complete Fax board (~$325 discounted). Real nice under >dos. I would love a Xenix version. I also have a Compete Answering >Machine and it is a great product. Real good stuff does that fax board run at 9600 baud?? and does it run nicely in the background under DOS?? if so, then it is a good deal! even if it runs at 4800 or 2400, it still is a decent buy -- though there are competitive prices available from other vendors for boards that don't run at 9600... background operation is key, especially at the lower baud rates -- nobody wants their PC tied up for 10 minutes every time a few pages of fax arrive...
murillo@sigi.Colorado.EDU (Rodrigo Murillo) (05/19/88)
In article <2451@m2cM2C.ORG> chiang@m2c.ORG (Rit Chiang) writes: >Does anyone know of any public domain or commercial FAX software >running on IBM PC/XT/AT or VAX computers ? >I am looking for some FAX software that could be run from any computers >instead of buying a FAX machine. >If anyone has such knowledge, please respond. >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Rit Chiang >Massachusetts Microelectronics Center >UUCP : {harvard, ulowell}!m2c!chiang >Internet: chiang@m2c.m2c.org I have reviewed a couple of the PC FAX offerings on the market, and I was impressed by the Panasonic Fax Partner. Very respectable control software, nice features like background sending and receiving, polling and file queueing. It also comes bundled with a special version of PC Paintbrush for reviewing the transmissions. I spoke with the product manager at Panasonic and he said that they were working with Novell on making the Fax board accessible network wide (on Novell stuff of course). That is a very nice way to give everbody fax use. If you like more of a technical interface and low level control features, check out GammaFax (by Gamma I think). All features are available via a DOS command line so that you can write intense batch files that can modify certain document and transmission characteristics on the fly. The user interface is a little stiff, owing to the fact that it is basically a command driven system. Word of warning: don't forget to include the price of a scanner when pricing these things. The Panasonic system (no scanner) can be had for about 750.00 street price. Retail is 995.00. Fax access -- _______________________________________________________________________________ Rodrigo Murillo, University of Colorado - Boulder (303) 761-0410 murillo@boulder.colorado.edu | ..{ncar|nbires}!boulder!murillo ( Machines have less problems. I'd like to be a machine. -- Andy Warhol )