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From: sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Fax modems: internal vs external
Message-ID: <1991May21.182406.25973@beach.csulb.edu>
Date: 21 May 91 18:24:06 GMT
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
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  I tend to prefer to get regular modems as external models for safety
(to the computer system), light status visibility, easier access and
portability, and upgradability of the serial port chip.

  However, I was wondering, given the bandwidth requirements of Fax
modems, especially when receiving a fax, is there a performance or
reliability penalty in choosing an external fax modem ? (Reliability
in the sense of lost image.) Can the modem to computer link be bumped
up higher than the fax rate (9600) to handle this ?

Jeff Sicherman