Xref: utzoo alt.fax:310 comp.dcom.modems:4297 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!husc6!spdcc!eli From: eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) Newsgroups: alt.fax,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: FAX Modem/interface info wanted Message-ID: <4296@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> Date: 18 Aug 89 04:52:44 GMT References: <40780001@hpindda.HP.COM> Reply-To: eli@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) Lines: 44 atkins@hpindda.HP.COM (Brian Atkins) writes: >I would like to get any information on FAX Modems and FAX machines >with RS-232/command interfaces. Who makes 'em, what they cost, who >has the better ones, who's planning to make them in the future, etc. there are many PC-fax modems on the market. i would be remiss if i didn't recommend the PC-fax product i worked on. send email if you would like to hear more nifty details. (the bottom line is that the Brooktrout card costs $200 more than the cheapest fax card, but Fax-Mail 96 software is incredibly full featured. check the major PC magazines -- there's an article somewhere about fax every month. software is much improved for many vendors, compared to what was available last year. unix drivers are appearing. Brooktrout announced a twin channel, Direct Inward Dial fax card for AT-bus. this allows faxes to be automagically routed to the proper account or printer for the intended recipient. >I have heard that some of the big modem manufacturers are looking into >producing FAX modems (Hayes, USRobotics and the like). this is not just a rumor. example: Hayes bought JT-Fax from Panasonic. but JT-fax is only 4800 baud, so we'll see if they make something real out of it! all the big modem cats are involved -- the CCITT addendum for Hayes AT style control of fax modems has passed. >Does anyone know >which ones are looking into such a product and of any of them currently >do/plan to sell them? yes. -- ... Steve Elias (eli@spdcc.com);6172399406;6178906844;6178591389; {} /* */