Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!van-bc!sl
From: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Telebit requests Information
Message-ID: <1689@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 11 Mar 88 01:31:48 GMT
References: <265@telebit.UUCP>
Reply-To: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
Organization: Public Access Network, Vancouver, BC.
Lines: 34
Keywords: What are you doing with modems?

In article <265@telebit.UUCP> modems@telebit.UUCP (Modem Mail Account) writes:
>in modems, particularly for the Unix environment. If any of you have any
>specific ideas on features that you'd find useful, please mail to me at

How about support for V.29 9600/4800/2400 modes to support G3 Fax.

Given the ever increasing number of G3 Faxes in the world, and the implicit
problems of running fax software under something like PC-DOS I think that
being able to dial up a fax machine from my Unix box would be quite useful.

Most Unix boxes (>= 80386) have enough processing power to drive the modem
at full speed and do required conversions without bogging the system down.

I don't think most people have enough use to want to dedicate a the money
and a a port to a Fax only external modem (and I havn't even heard of an
external fax modem, just IBM PC cards!).

So having a Fax mode in the Trailblazer would give us a whole new set of
capabilities at a fairly low cost. Telebit could even make a bit of money on
the deal by charging a couple hundred bucks for a driver etc to make it
usable.

A mail to fax gateway is pretty trivial given the required hardware and
appropriate driver.

Imagine being able to address mail to a fax address. Now you can include
your lawyer or accountant on your distribution lists. Or if you need to send
a memo to someone in your organization who isn't online there is no need to
print it, just mail to the fax machine and the Fax person will tear it off
and deliver it. Or for placing an order at a mail order house, just mail it 
to their fax, with a CC to your accounting department.

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