KATH MULLHOLAND <K_MULLHOLAND@unhh.unh.edu> (05/29/91)
Has anyone out there heard of a fax machine with partitioned memory? What is needed is for callers calling in to dial the seven-digit fax number, followed by an eighth digit that identifies a "mailbox" which then stores the fax until the fax owner goes to the fax machine and asks for all of the faxes stored in mailbox 'x'. I can see how this could be done with multiple faxes each with its own (huge) memory, but what they are looking for is a single machine that will do this. Storage needs are upwards of 100 pages of closely typed copy. Please reply directly to me -- k_mullholand@unhh.unh.edu -- and I will summarize the answers for the Digest. Kath Mullholand Durham, NH
"John C. Fowler" <jfowler@ucsd.edu> (05/31/91)
If security among the individuals is not a problem, this may be a case where technology is not the best way to go. Instead, just put out ten boxes. Arrange for fax callers to indicate the box number, and have the recipients sort out each other's faxes. You may say that this wastes time, but it will certainly be shorter than waiting for a 100-page printout. If the volume of faxes received per individual is so large that the above is not a viable option, then perhaps ten separate fax machines is the best idea after all. There's no reason to make the recipients wait for the printout. John C. Fowler, jfowler@ucsd.edu