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From: markus@tubkom.prz.tu-berlin.de (Markus Rebensburg)
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Subject: Re: The existance of a Software Modem and Fax Machine...
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Date: 24 Mar 91 15:07:19 GMT
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>In article <1991Mar19.214415.27530@oracle.com> wayer@oracle.uucp (William Ayer) writes:
>>
>>    At a demonstration of the NeXT machine two years ago, Jobs suggested
>>that the DSP chip would allow programmers to create a software modem / fax
>>machine (very little hardware would be needed i.e. a cable).  Was this
>>suggestion wishful thinking, or could such a beast exist?
>>
>>--
>>       	William B. Ayer			Work:  (415) 358-7248
>>       	Email: wayer@oracle.com  	Home:  (415) 508-1663
>
>It could exist.  Someone needs to write the software and design a
>telephone interface.
>                    KeNT

It exists !!
At the CBIT fair in Hanover(Germany) a prototype of the modem was shown at
the NeXT stand. It includes a group III fax modem, a data modem with 2400 baud
and an answering machine with some nice feature. A normal phone and an accustic
mailbox will be included in the next release. The hardware fits in a machbox.

You can get more informations from 
	i.link GmbH
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	EMail: Piers_Walter@ilink.de
	 or    Piers_Walter@ilink.uucp

	 Markus
		(Markus Rebensburg)
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