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From: dewhirst@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: ** Watchout for the Abaton Interfax **
Message-ID: <1991Apr16.204213.29770@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 16 Apr 91 20:42:12 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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I am posting this in the two groups where I think it will reach the people it
concerns the most (terrible sentence).

I recently purchased an Abaton Interfax 24/96 modem.  The CDEV (not panel,
cdeve) that comes with
it to set up the fax routines on startup is NOT compatible with system 7.0. 
Everex (company that makes it) claims about the software update: 
"It is done, but we are not releasing it until 7.0 comes out"
 (voice converstaion via tech support)
I primarily wanted to warn developers and beta-testers about this.  For those
of us still stuck with 6.xx it is no problem.  But I have a couple of friends
who are developers and using 7.0b4 (or later, not sure) and who were thinking
about a purchasing the same.  It really kind of miffed me that the software was
incompatible, since my experience on machines runnin system 7.xx has been that
there are very few things that aren't (at least the things that matter)

Normally, sw incompatibilties are not that much of a problem, but since the
Abaton Interfax's most powerful feature is the background receiving of faxes
(controlled by the cdev) one of the primary features of the device is disabled
until they release the new version of the cdev.

(Honestly, judging by voice intonation of the support rep I talked to, etc., I am relatively certain that
the 7.xx version of the control panel is NOT finished.  What would be the
purpose in withholding it? )

-- 
Rob Dewhirst
Sysop: The MacRocosm BBS - (913) 841-9446 < --Best route
AOL:Echopapa <-- Okay route
FAX 9138652639 <-- So so route
dewhirst@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu <-- Yuck!

"A computer without a modem is like a sportscar without wheels --
it's fun to sit behind, but it won't take you anywhere!"