sreekanth@rgb.dec.com (Jon Sreekanth) (06/29/90)
A company called Hybrid Fax Inc makes a product called JetFax. I just got
some promotional material in my mail. JetFax is a box that goes between the
phone line and a laser printer, and it prints incoming faxes on the printer.
It sells for $1200 list.
Am I missing something here ? A throwaway XT with a $200 fax card will do
everything this $1200 machine (with $195 for "software") will do. The glossy
ad also says the box can store upto 30 or 60 faxes; a PC with a hard disk
will store at least 10 times as much.
Is it just that the business market prefers a simple out-of-the-box solution ?
/ Jon Sreekanth
US Mail : J Sreekanth, 2 Ashford Court #3, Allston, MA 02134
Digital Equipment Corp., 77 Reed Road, HLO2-1/J12, Hudson, MA 01749
Voice Phone : 617-783-9401 eves, 508-568-7195 work
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In article <12960@shlump.nac.dec.com>, sreekanth@rgb.dec.com (Jon Sreekanth) writes... > >A company called Hybrid Fax Inc makes a product called JetFax. I just got >some promotional material in my mail. JetFax is a box that goes between the >phone line and a laser printer, and it prints incoming faxes on the printer. >It sells for $1200 list. > >Am I missing something here ? A throwaway XT with a $200 fax card will do >everything this $1200 machine (with $195 for "software") will do. The glossy >ad also says the box can store upto 30 or 60 faxes; a PC with a hard disk >will store at least 10 times as much. > >Is it just that the business market prefers a simple out-of-the-box solution ? > >/ Jon Sreekanth > I haven't had much response to my query, except Steve from Tustin, CA, sent email to say that convenience was pretty much it. Also, "size and admin issues" are a big part of the purchase decision. Does anyone know if other vendors make similar boxes ? / Jon Sreekanth US Mail : J Sreekanth, 2 Ashford Court #3, Allston, MA 02134 Digital Equipment Corp., 77 Reed Road, HLO2-1/J12, Hudson, MA 01749 email : sreekanth@rgb.dec.com Voice : 617-783-9401 eves, 508-568-7195 work