| Paul had sent me Email with several questions about the operation of
the CLICKFAX(TM), and I thought I would answer them here for all to
see:
o Does it Multitask well (or at all)?
! Yes, it multitasks quite well. I can continue processing
happily while receiving or sending a FAX.
o How does it interface to PageStream and/or PPage?
! The CLICKFAX can translate IFF, ILBM or ASCII files into fax
format and send the images. PageStream (under some version) allows you
to save the page as an ILBM image and that can be used by CLICKFAX.
PPage seems to require some kind of external pressure before providing
features to its customer base. So (again) if your have PPage (which I
prefer to PageStream) you are stuck. However you can use DPAINT,
GraphicsWorkshop, etc, and do most of what you wish. The FAX is not a
color fax, so you won't get color from using your paint program of
choice. You also can use your favorite word processor and CLICKFAX
will convert to that format properly. (Although I know of no
WordProcessor which outputs an ASCII file properly [ specifically page
breaks and formatting ]).
o is AREXX required?
! AREXX is not required, but an interface is provided (complete).
o How does it notify you of incoming FAXs?
! Via a smalll window on the WB screen with a count in it.
o Does it discriminate between voice and fax?
! I don't know if I'm doing it correctly. I have trouble getting
the modem to discriminate but the manual says it will do so.
o 2400 or 4800 baud?
! 2400/9600 baud MNP. As a modem, it is a very nice MNP modem.
Since MNP encoding has difficulty with .LZH and .ARC encoding, I use my
HST dual for most of my modeming. Except for WHAP. When connected to
CIS, the Abaton modem is quite nice when used with the MNP flag set on
WHAP!
Clark
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| re: .0, .2
I agree with all of the specifics in 4972.4. Having MNP is a nice
bonus when dialing in to ZKO---I can actually work at greater than
1200 bps!
The current version of the software is a bit flakey, but none of the
bugs are show-stoppers. I wrote Black Belt a letter about them, in
May, but no reply yet. Here are the workarounds I use: 1) before
starting up Clickfax, take down the FAX server. ClickFAX will start
its own. 2) Convert your IFF files as a separate step, and don't watch
the conversion as it finishes the page. If you do you will get an
error message, but the fax file is OK. 3) If somebody calls your
FAX line from a voice phone, take down the server, bring up ClickFAX,
and reset the file name that received FAXs are sent to. You will
also need to delete a useless 16-byte file. Then bring the server
back up. Until you do this the server won't ansser. 4) When switching
to terminal use, type ATE1(return) so you can see the rest of the
AT commands.
I wish ClickFAX could translate a FAX file into ASCII. That would be
a good trick!
John Sauter
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