lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke) (09/06/90)
agh20@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Alan G Humpherys) writes: }I heartily recommend the DoveFAX 96/2400 Faxmodem [for the Mac]. }I purchased one 3 months ago and really love it... } }Sending faxes is REALLY as simple as printing. You select the faxModem }as your printer device in the Chooser, and then from within ANY application }selecting PRINT will send the document out as a fax. Within the print }DB, you select the person you want the fax sent to from an "Address book". } }...It is compatible with Group II/III fax machines. Does this mean it will send and/or receive Half Tone (aka grayscale) faxes as well? Our Canon FAX machine has a button that allows one to send half tones (though nothing in the documentation says HOW MANY half tones). The resulting fax (when sent to another Half Tone equipped FAX) is much much better than the usual (1-bit) FAX for pictures. However, we're currently using FaxGate for QuickMail, and I was unsuccessful in sending a Half Tone FAX when trying to print a grayscale image through the Fax Gateway (with an AppleFAX Modem) to our Canon FAX machine. Solutions (maker of BackFAX and FaxGate) doesn't really know much about Half Tones (in fact, the people I spoke with didn't even know their FAX machine could do it until I sent them a sample from my FAX machine). So, there is probably a limitation in the FaxGate software, but is there also a limitation in Macintosh FAX Modems? Does the AppleFAX do Half Tone? Does the Abaton InterFAX? Does the DoveFAX? Does any FAX Modem? Is Half Tone even a part of the Group II/III specification? Perhaps it's a Canon exclusive, though I doubt it. Any information will be appreciated. Thanks, Steve -- ----- Steve Lemke, Engineering Quality Assurance, Radius Inc., San Jose ----- ----- Reply to: lemke@radius.com (Note: NEW domain-style address!!) -----