[alt.fax] fax boards for PC's

emv@a.cc.umich.edu (Ed Vielmetti) (01/09/89)

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I'm looking for information on fax boards (send only, I guess) for
ms-dos systems.  In particular, these are the sorts of things I
would like to be able to do:

- send ascii text in an attractive font to a remote fax machine
- send bitmaps (tiff, gif, or other format) in greyscale to
  a remote fax
- keep a dialing directory of remote sites by name
- invoke the sending program from the command line somewhat like
  as follows:

	fax -file c:\pix\diagram.gif -format gif -to fax.cc.umich.edu

  where fax.cc.umich.edu is a number in my dialing directory

The target application is to use a machine running doubledos and KA9Q
to act as an SMTP to FAX outbound gateway.

--Ed
Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan Computing Center electronic communication group
fax # 313-763-4434

eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) (01/09/89)

 (Ed Vielmetti) writes:
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	ok...  i added .sys.ibm.pc

>I'm looking for information on fax boards (send only, I guess) for

	if it can send, it can receive too!  s

>- send ascii text in an attractive font to a remote fax machine
>- send bitmaps (tiff, gif, or other format) in greyscale to

	for greyscale you will need group 4.  nobody has
	these for PCs yet...  or much else...  big $$$.

>- keep a dialing directory of remote sites by name
>- invoke the sending program from the command line somewhat like
>  as follows:
>
>	fax -file c:\pix\diagram.gif -format gif -to fax.cc.umich.edu

	as far as i know the Brooktrout PC-Fax has all these functions,
	except for the group 4.  Gammafax probably fits the bill, as
	well.  i'm not sure about Panafax or The Complete Fax.

>The target application is to use a machine running doubledos and KA9Q
>to act as an SMTP to FAX outbound gateway.

	doubledos shouldn't be necessary with any of the boards
	which support background operation...  i wonder if it would
	cause a problem with some of the built in background stuff
	included with some PC-Fax boards...  (it's a key feature!)

	Edward, i'll fax you a picture of my cat...
	using command line switches something like:

	fax -p13137634434 -icat(0,1)
>

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