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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.i386
Subject: ZOOM modems, Sendfax, ISC UNIX
Summary: Does latest version work better than earlier with ISC? FAX Software?
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Date: 22 Aug 90 20:34:32 GMT
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	I'd earlier reported problems using my vintage ('87) Zoom 2400 XL
with ISC 386/ix 2.0.2 and UNIX 2.2. Despite a few net.suggestions, those
problems persist. (To refresh memory, the problems involved dialup,
especially at 2400 baud; it worked somewhat better with Xenix/386.)

	Well, now I find that Zoom is offering a trade-up to their current
line with Sendfax thrown in. The modem claims full compatibility with the
Hayes 2400 series (which mine didn't). The external version is uglier than
sin, but the internal half-card - well, looks like a half-card!

	Questions:

	Does this latest card work well with ISC UNIX? 

	Is Sendfax worth anything? Could I, for example, save a Word
Perfect or WinWord print file (with fonts) and have it print correctly
on a remote fax? Any strong recommendations for alternative FAX software?

	Is there anything about the current fax software that requires
a particular modem, or could I use my modem of choice? Email responses
preferred; post if so inclined.