jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Joseph Chin) (01/30/91)
In article <1991Jan29.131126.26062@ulrik.uio.no> me@spirea.UiB.NO (My Account) writes: >I saw recently a posting about a FAX/modem for the NeXT computer. Does >anyone have the manufacturers address, price, etc.? How is it different Dove Computer Corp., (919)763-7918, (919)251-9441 (fax). It works! >from a "regular" FAX/modem? Will a WorldPort Fax/Modem work? (Why not?) Any fax modem can work with System 2.0 PROVIDED that they have the software driver to interface with the fax server. >It seems that I recall seeing an Everex fax/modem that works after the ROMs are upgraded to Class II - isn't class III the "newest" Fax spec...? I think you got Group III and Class II mixed up! Group III is the most common transmission standard (approx. 9600 bps) and is used by almost all the fax machines and fax modems sold today. Class II is a standard set of commands for interfacing with the fax modem, much like the AT command set for data modems. :-) Joe jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca -- ************************************************************** * "Kill the body and the head will die" (Hunter S. Thompson) * * NeXT --> The ultimate electronic publishing platform! * ********** Joseph Chin --> jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca *********
amm@NeXT.COM (Alan M. Marcum) (02/01/91)
In <1991Jan29.131126.26062@ulrik.uio.no> me@spirea.UiB.NO (My Account): > ... an Everex fax/modem that works after the ROMs are upgraded to > Class II - isn't class III the "newest" Fax spec...? First, some clarification, since misunderstanding appears rampant. 'Course, the nomenclature chosen doesn't help matters any.... There are two different sorts of standards in the fax world (relating to these issues): how the computer communicates with the modem, and how fax machines (including modems) communicate with each other. "Class 2" describes a pending standard for how a computer communicates with a fax modem. It is to fax modems as the Hayes AT command set pseudo- standard is to data modems. Note that this standard is still in the balloting-updating-balloting stage. "Group III" describes how one fax machine communicates with another, over the phone lines. It is to fax modes as V.32 (such as it is) is to data modems. The software NeXT ships in 2.0 includes support for Class 2 fax modems. If a modem does not support Class 2 a custom modem driver would have to be used. Note that there's a small bug in 2.0: a symbolic link is missing for the file Class2_Fax_Modem_Driver in /usr/lib/NextPrinter. The symptom of this: a known-compliant Class 2 modem, installed and configured correctly in PrintManager as a Class 2 Fax Modem, does not work right. The simple workaround: indicate in PrintManager that the modem is an InterFax Fax Modem. The simple fix: create the link; it should reference Interfax_Fax_Modem_Driver, also in the /usr/lib/NextPrinter directory. Regarding old InterFax fax modems (for a Mac, e.g.): according to Abaton, the difference between the 24/96 and the 24/96 NX is more than just a PROM change. They will not be providing an upgrade from the 24/96 to a 24/96NX. They will, though, provide a 30% discount for a 24/96 NX to existing 24/96 Customers. For more information, contact your Abaton dealer or Abaton. --- Alan M. Marcum NeXT Technical Support amm@NeXT.COM
mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (02/01/91)
In article <240@rosie.NeXT.COM> amm@NeXT.COM (Alan M. Marcum) writes: > >Regarding old InterFax fax modems (for a Mac, e.g.): according to Abaton, >the difference between the 24/96 and the 24/96 NX is more than just a >PROM change. They will not be providing an upgrade from the 24/96 to a >24/96NX. They will, though, provide a 30% discount for a 24/96 NX to >existing 24/96 Customers. For more information, contact your Abaton >dealer or Abaton. >--- My question is this: Why should I support a manufacturer who has already screwed me once? I, for one, will not seek to purchase another Abaton Interfax. I will sell the one I have to an (unsuspecting) Mac user, and purchase the Dove product when it becomes available. I urge other Abaton owners to do the same. MikeC PS: BTW, even if they have a VERY good reason for not upgrading older modems (eg, completely different circuit board layout that's incompatible with the old ones), they should at least offer a trade (such as the NeXT 030/040, or Apple's IIfx upgrade). -- _________________________________________________________ Michael D. Callaghan, MDC Designs, University of Maryland mikec@wam.umd.edu
anderson@dogie.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) (02/01/91)
In article <1991Jan31.235504.16805@wam.umd.edu> mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) writes: >My question is this: Why should I support a manufacturer who has already >screwed me once? I, for one, will not seek to purchase another Abaton >Interfax. I will sell the one I have to an (unsuspecting) Mac user, and >purchase the Dove product when it becomes available. I urge other >Abaton owners to do the same. Do I misunderstand this? What it looks like to me is that you're willing to tell the wide world you think your vendor screwed you, and in almost the next breath you tell us you'll knowingly pass the grief on to some other user. Or does "unsuspecting Mac user" mean something different from a "Mac user who doesn't suspect" a (presumed) defect, in your usage? Unless it does, I would call that a mighty peculiar morality and thank you for the warning. -- Jess Anderson <> Madison Academic Computing Center <> University of Wisconsin Internet: anderson@macc.wisc.edu <-best, UUCP:{}!uwvax!macc.wisc.edu!anderson NeXTmail w/attachments: anderson@yak.macc.wisc.edu Bitnet: anderson@wiscmacc Room 3130 <> 1210 West Dayton Street / Madison WI 53706 <> Phone 608/262-5888