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From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: alt.fax,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for a solution: Unix <-> fax
Keywords: fax, unix
Message-ID: <961@crdos1.crd.ge.COM>
Date: 10 Oct 89 14:14:46 GMT
References: <2186@ethz.UUCP>
Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen)
Followup-To: alt.fax
Organization: GE Corp R&D Center
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In article <2186@ethz.UUCP>, allen@ethz.UUCP (Mike Allen) writes:

|  The only fax modem that I have found so far that is independent of 
|  a PC-AT bus is the Worldport 2496 Fax Modem.  However I do not have enough 
|  information about it. For example, what format is used to send & receive faxes?
|  Could I use this device ? Are there any other devices which fit this bill ?

  Hate to say it, but is there some reason why you want to be
independent of the AT bus? If I was looking for a FAX network solution I
would buy the cheapest 386 clone I could find, UNIX (and NFS if needed)
and call the 386 a "FAX controller." For outgoing I would far prefer to
setup a queue based on the SysV lp queue stuff.

  Of course if you're going to do lots of image processing with software
only available for Sun I could see it, but you don't mention that. Even
at educational discounts a Sun probably will cost a good bit more than a
386 clone.
-- 
bill davidsen	(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
"The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called
'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see
that the world is flat!" - anon