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From: gandrews@netcom.COM (Greg Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Fax Modem vs. Regular Modem - Differences??
Summary: TrailBlazer doesn't support fax transmissions
Message-ID: <1991Apr20.112041.17867@netcom.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 91 11:20:41 GMT
References: <1952@camex.COM>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  UNIX System {408 241-9760 guest}
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In article <1952@camex.COM> owen@sunfs3.Camex.COM (Owen Hartnett) writes:
>Someone who I work with has a Trailblazer 9600 baud modem.  Is it 
>possible to get software which will enable it to function as a FAX
>modem, or do Fax modems have different protocols which prevent this
>from happening?
>
>In other words, could he buy, say, BackFax from Solutions, Inc. and 
>have it work on his regular 9600 baud modem?
>

The TrailBlazer doesn't support the modulation standards used by Group III
and Group II faxes (V.29, I believe).  That feature has never been added
to the modem.  The modem and fax machines wouldn't be able to achieve a
connection.


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