bmarathe@megatest.UUCP (Bharat Marathe) (01/10/90)
UNIFAX 100 and UNIFAX 150 This product makes an ordinary 2400 bps modem obsolete! It gives you the 2400 bps modem AND an ability to send a fax to any Group III fax machine in the world. All this for the price of an ordinary 2400 bps modem. You first create a text file using any editor. Then use our menu-driven program to specify when and where you want it sent. That is all to it. You can even send the same fax to a whole list of recipients and send it at night when the phone rates are low. A simple command line interface is also provided for easy programmability. UNIFAX 100 is an IBM PC XT/AT compatible internal card and associated software. UNIFAX 150 is a similar unit but in an external standalone box. Both are currently available only for Xenix but can be ported easily to any Unix system. The 2400 bps modem is completely Hayes compatible so you can use it with any communications program including UUCP. The fax is sent at 4800 bps. All users on the system share the single modem making it very economical. The UNIFAX products cannot receive a fax at this time. Single quantity price is $399 for the UNIFAX 100 and $499 for the UNIFAX 150. Special introductory offer for orders placed before 1 February 1990 is $299 for the UNIFAX 100 and $399 for the UNIFAX 150. Dealer and distributor enquiries are welcome. Call (408)972-0393 or fax (408)253-6773 for more information. Mailing address: WORLDCOM, 18754 Cabernet Drive, Saratoga, CA 95070, USA. Please do not respond to the posting address.
amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) (01/10/90)
In article <11785@guru.megatest.UUCP>, bmarathe@megatest.UUCP (Bharat Marathe) writes: > You first create a text file using any editor. Then use our > menu-driven program to specify when and where you want it sent. That > is all to it. Sounds like every other PC fax modem. Something that would be nice is a standalone FAX modem that would handle either a text stream or an encoded image, that could be used from anything with a serial port. Something like: ATDTxxx-xxx-xxxx CONNECT FAX Gn <either bitmap or straight ASCII with formfeeds--autodiscrimination would be a win> DISCONNECTED and the same for incoming calls (perhaps without the ASCII version). I guess I'll keep on dreaming... Amanda Walker InterCon Systems Corporation --
root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) (01/10/90)
In article <11785@guru.megatest.UUCP>, bmarathe@megatest.UUCP (Bharat Marathe) writes: [Advertising hype deleted here] > UNIFAX 100 is an IBM PC XT/AT compatible internal card and > associated software. UNIFAX 150 is a similar unit but in an external > standalone box. Both are currently available only for Xenix but can be > ported easily to any Unix system. ^---------------------------------^ Implying that source is supplied for the software? That certainly makes the product more interesting. However, the following announced deficiency removes most of the interest in the product: > The UNIFAX products cannot receive a fax at this time. [Pricing and address info deleted] Thos Sumner Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu (The I.G.) UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos BITNET: thos@ucsfcca U.S. Mail: Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA I hear nothing in life is certain but death and taxes -- and they're working on death. #include <disclaimer.std>
dwexler@uxrd15.UUCP (Dan Wexler) (01/10/90)
In folloup to: In article <2700@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) writes: >In article <11785@guru.megatest.UUCP>, bmarathe@megatest.UUCP > (Bharat Marathe) writes: > >> The UNIFAX products cannot receive a fax at this time. >However, the following announced deficiency removes most of the interest >in the product: > There is a company selling 9600 Send AND Receive fax boards for $195.00. They are come with DOS software to do the expected stuff. They also have a combination 2400 baud modem + 9600 FAX with Send AND Receive for $299.00. This also comes with DOS software to do all the expercted functions. The company is: Genesis Computer Corp. They can be reached at 718/693-8301 They do not have access to the net. Daniel Wexler 201/457-2772 #include <standard disclaimers>
neal@mnopltd.UUCP (01/11/90)
->UNIFAX 100 and UNIFAX 150 -> -> This product makes an ordinary 2400 bps modem obsolete! It gives ->you the 2400 bps modem AND an ability to send a fax to any Group III ->fax machine in the world. All this for the price of an ordinary 2400 ->bps modem. -> You first create a text file using any editor. Then use our Yeah. Great. However, the letters I send out are done with Wordperfect 5.0 and contain at least 3 fonts and a graphics logo. How can this help me. Will it scan final form output for some standard printer, such as a HP Ljet? (Probably not) -> Single quantity price is $399 for the UNIFAX 100 and $499 for the ->UNIFAX 150. Special introductory offer for orders placed before 1 Great. For another $150 I can buy a standalone fax machine and be able to send anything. Including stuff I don't have machine readable for. ->Please do not respond to the posting address. -> Coward! Don't post it if you aren't going to deal with responses.
root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) (01/11/90)
In article <11785@guru.megatest.UUCP>, bmarathe@megatest.UUCP (Bharat Marathe) writes: > UNIFAX 100 and UNIFAX 150 > > This product makes an ordinary 2400 bps modem obsolete! It gives > you the 2400 bps modem AND an ability to send a fax to any Group III > fax machine in the world. It is interesting to compare this with an ad I just received in the mail (in a Byte deck) for the SEND FAX MODEM from PCA Corp. Tustin CA 1 (714) 730-1121 My only connection with this company is that I read their ad. > You first create a text file using any editor. Then use our Note that this was a commercial ^-^ > menu-driven program to specify when and where you want it sent. That > is all to it. You can even send the same fax to a whole list of > recipients and send it at night when the phone rates are low. The Send Fax claims the same capabilities. > UNIFAX 100 is an IBM PC XT/AT compatible internal card and > associated software. UNIFAX 150 is a similar unit but in an external > standalone box. ... > The fax is sent at 4800 bps. The Send Fax claims to send at 9600 and to operate as an ordinary modem at 2400 and 4800 bps. It includes software named FAXOFT (anyone know about this?) It is an internal board modem for XT/AT/386. > Single quantity price is $399 for the UNIFAX 100 and $499 for the > UNIFAX 150. Special introductory offer for orders placed before 1 > February 1990 is $299 for the UNIFAX 100 and $399 for the UNIFAX 150. The flyer says the Send Fax "list Price" is $399 but as a "promo special" it is offered at $129 ($119 each if you get two). MNP software is an option. So with the Unifax you get to pay an extra $170 for a slower device, but it does have a Xenix driver and I suspect there is only a DOS driver for the Send Fax. Thos Sumner Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu (The I.G.) UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos BITNET: thos@ucsfcca U.S. Mail: Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA I hear nothing in life is certain but death and taxes -- and they're working on death. #include <disclaimer.std>
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (01/11/90)
In article <2705@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) writes: | So with the Unifax you get to pay an extra $170 for a slower device, | but it does have a Xenix driver and I suspect there is only a DOS driver | for the Send Fax. That's a nice thing to have if you run a Xenix system ;-) I thought I saw a fax modem which did all that good stuff and was available for Xenix, but I can't put my finger on the ad. -- bill davidsen - sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX davidsen@sixhub.uucp ...!uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen "Getting old is bad, but it beats the hell out of the alternative" -anon
tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff) (01/12/90)
amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) writes: >In article <11785@guru.megatest.UUCP>, bmarathe@megatest.UUCP (Bharat Marathe) >writes: >> You first create a text file using any editor. Then use our >> menu-driven program to specify when and where you want it sent. That >> is all to it. >Sounds like every other PC fax modem. Something that would be nice is a >standalone FAX modem that would handle either a text stream or an encoded >image, that could be used from anything with a serial port. Something like: > ATDTxxx-xxx-xxxx > CONNECT FAX Gn > <either bitmap or straight ASCII with formfeeds--autodiscrimination > would be a win> > DISCONNECTED >and the same for incoming calls (perhaps without the ASCII version). See MIPS Magazine, Vol 1, Number 12 (December 1989), pp79 for a review of the TEFAX RA-2100 Fax machine. [First sentence of article ...] The TEFAX RA-2100 is a complete stand-alone facsimile machine with an RS-232 port that lets it talk to a computer. -- Sincerely Yours Tris Orendorff tris@alzabo.uucp -----------------------------------------------------------------------
sl@van-bc.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) (01/14/90)
In article <1990Jan11.182433.6409@alzabo.uucp> tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff) writes: >amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) writes: > >>In article <11785@guru.megatest.UUCP>, bmarathe@megatest.UUCP (Bharat Marathe) >>writes: >>> You first create a text file using any editor. Then use our >>> menu-driven program to specify when and where you want it sent. That >>> is all to it. > >>Sounds like every other PC fax modem. Something that would be nice is a >>standalone FAX modem that would handle either a text stream or an encoded >>image, that could be used from anything with a serial port. Something like: > >> ATDTxxx-xxx-xxxx >> CONNECT FAX Gn >> <either bitmap or straight ASCII with formfeeds--autodiscrimination >> would be a win> >> DISCONNECTED > The EIA is sponsoring various committee's to extend V.29 and facsimile. One of this is establishing a standard for Asynchronous Facsimile Modems. It will use an extended AT command set to allow you to communicate with it and place it in the various modes required to support fax transmission and reception. There are three planned service levels. The first simply provides you with a bare bones modem. You must do all of the work yourself in terms of setting up the call, exchanging information with the remote fax machine, transmitting or receiving the data etc. The second level will do the call setup for you and manage the connection with the remote machine so you do not have to. The third level may include facilities for doing things like conversion of ascii text to G3 data on the fly. If all goes well you should see compliant modems appearing by this summer. There are several manufacturers who have modems which will just need firmware changes. -- Stuart.Lynne@wimsey.bc.ca ubc-cs!van-bc!sl 604-937-7532(voice) 604-939-4768(fax)
ggvvgg@mixcom.UUCP (Dave Fenske) (08/25/90)
I've recently spent some time searching for information on FAX for Xenix. There are several companies that advertise a product, but so far only one has bothered to send me any literature. The question then is: Does FAX for SCO Xenix really exist? Does anyone have information on products and/or companies doing anything in this area? e-mail would be fine, unless you think the people here are also curious. DF
bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey) (08/27/90)
In article <248@mixcom.UUCP> ggvvgg@mixcom.UUCP (Dave Fenske) writes: >I've recently spent some time searching for information on FAX for Xenix. >There are several companies that advertise a product, but so far only >one has bothered to send me any literature. >The question then is: Does FAX for SCO Xenix really exist? Does anyone >have information on products and/or companies doing anything in this area? We have been researching for some time now as well. We are currently testing inhouse the Tru-Fax product which uses an external Everex Fax Modem. Pretty slick, even comes with scripts for most functions. Should has some conclusive info in about 1-2 weeks. -- >.. CCS Enterprises, Inc. .. Bob Willey, CDP ..< >.. P.O. Drawer 1690 .. uunet!consult!bob ..< >.. Easton, Maryland 21601 .. (301) 820-4670 ..< >.......................BBS: (301) 476-5098.....................<