UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer) (12/17/90)
I need to decide on a FAX board for an MSDOS machine, where the user uses Word Perfect to create documents. Here's what I understand so far... If the user creates a document and prints it to disk using the HPII printer driver, it will be saved as some sort of HP binary file (HPGL??). Then, some program such as HIJAAK (the next version, due in 91) can be used to convert the file to a bitmap and send it to the FAX card. The goal, of course, is for pretty output with fonts of different sizes, etc., to appear at the FAX machine at the other end. HIJAAK offers one (real soon now) way of doing this. What others are there in the MSDOS world? lee
scum@virtech.uucp (Steven C. Monroe) (12/19/90)
UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer) writes: >I need to decide on a FAX board for an MSDOS machine, where the >user uses Word Perfect to create documents. Here's what I understand >so far... >HIJAAK offers one (real soon now) way of doing this. What others >are there in the MSDOS world? I don't know what you mean by "real soon now". I used this "feature" over a year ago so I know it exists now. Another alternative is a Postscript->G3FAX software/fax board from a company called GammaLink. I don't have the address handy but I can get it from home if you need it. Seems to to a real nice job. Another alternative that is in the "real soon now" category would be to run Wordperfect for Windows (this is the "real soon now" part) using a driver called FaxIt! from Alien Computing. It can handle several different fax boards. Address and contacts are the same, don't have em handy, but, can bring 'em from home. I must say that computer generated FAX output (as opposed to scanned FAX input then output) can be quite impressive in quality, even though you only have 200dpi. >lee Steve -- Steven C. Monroe (703)430-9247 Virtual Technologies, Inc., uunet!virtech!scum 46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 160 Sterling, VA 22170
alberto@cs.umd.edu (Jose Alberto Fernandez R) (12/20/90)
In article <1990Dec19.133342.29406@virtech.uucp> scum@virtech.uucp (Steven C. Monroe) writes: Path: mimsy!haven!ames!rex!samsung!uunet!virtech!scum From: scum@virtech.uucp (Steven C. Monroe) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax Date: 19 Dec 90 13:33:42 GMT References: <90351.103623UH2@psuvm.psu.edu> Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc. Lines: 34 UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer) writes: Another alternative is a Postscript->G3FAX software/fax board from a company called GammaLink. I don't have the address handy but I can get it from home if you need it. Seems to to a real nice job. Another alternative that is in the "real soon now" category would be to run Wordperfect for Windows (this is the "real soon now" part) using a driver called FaxIt! from Alien Computing. It can handle several different fax boards. Address and contacts are the same, don't have em handy, but, can bring 'em from home. Im interested in this. I'm thinking in getting a FAX/Modem and I will like to be able to send LaTeX dvi files. I can generate postscript therefore it would be nice to be able to FAXit. By the way, is there any dvi2fax program? Jose Alberto. -- :/ \ Jose Alberto Fernandez R | INTERNET: alberto@cs.umd.edu :| o o | Dept. of Computer Sc. | BITNET: alberto@cs.umd.edu :| ^ | University of Maryland | UUCP: {...}!mimsy!alberto :\ \_/ / College Park, MD 20742 |
ralerche@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Robert A. Lerche) (05/06/91)
GammaLink 133 Caspian Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (408) 744-1430 Their PostScript -> FAX program is called GammaScript. When I used it (some time ago) it was available separately from their boards (it doesn't actually _require_ their board; it converts PostScript to a TIFF type 3 file which their driver software sends directly). It is well integrated with the software that drives their board, though.