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From: eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,alt.fax,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Fax (and voice) boards for PCs
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Date: 6 Aug 89 04:04:29 GMT
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Reply-To: eli@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Steve Elias)
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 zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff) writes:
>I'm interested in getting a fax board for a PC (running dos or unix).
>It's not going to save any money over a standalone machine, but I believe
>that it will be more flexible.

	i'd suggest buying a cheap fax machine and a fax card instead
	of a scanner and a fax card...  as far as fax cards go, i have
	to recommend the Brooktrout Fax-Mail 96 board.  their board/software
	is always among the highest rated in the trade rag articles.  they
	have a version of the board (more $) which will run under most
	PC-bus unix systems.  they also sell PC-bus voice cards and software.
	Brooktrout also sells software toolkits for the boards and is willing
	to provide source for the fax-board drivers to those who sign
	cross-licensing agreements and pay a few hundred.  

	there are at least 20 companies making PC-fax, so do read as 
	many reviews as you can.  PC-voice doesn't get as much press,
	but there are many in this market as well.  things to watch for:
	can multiple fax/voice channels be run concurrently?  how smooth
	is the background operation if you are stuck using DOS?  

	disclaimer:  i wrote all of the original fax drivers for 
	Brooktrout's fax card as well as lots of other software.
	if you've got a PC-bus machine, fax and voice are great ways
	to expand its usable bandwidth!


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