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From: lars@spectrum.cmc.com (Lars Poulsen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Cheap FAX modems
Message-ID: <1990Aug30.234909.14539@spectrum.CMC.COM>
Date: 30 Aug 90 23:49:09 GMT
Sender: lars@spectrum.CMC.COM (Lars Poulsen)
Organization: Rockwell CMC
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Now that a transmit-only 4800-bps FAX modem is a $50-option on the side
of a 2400 bps asynch modem, I wonder if it is time to buy one. [One of
the Mac mailorder places is offering a 2400 asynch + 4800 FAX-xmit for
$149.00 + $3 S&H].

The package says it includes software. Is it likely to also contain
the documentation needed to connect it to a serial port on - say - a SUN
and write a text-to-fax transmission program ?

Does anyone here have one of these animals ? Is the asynch interface a
command interface or a bitmap interface ? How hard is it to program ?

-- 
/ Lars Poulsen, SMTS Software Engineer
  CMC Rockwell  lars@CMC.COM