Title: | Atari ST, TT, & Falcon |
Notice: | Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting! |
Moderator: | FUNYET::ANDERSON |
Created: | Mon Apr 04 1988 |
Last Modified: | Tue May 06 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 1433 |
Total number of notes: | 10312 |
Has anyone heard of a program that would allow an ST with modem to communicate with FAX machines? That is, to send and recieve images, like FAX to FAX machines do? My architectural, engineering, and consulting clients (my non-DEC work) are getting FAX machines at a rapid clip. At $800 on up (predictions are: below $500 within a year) for the cheap, no frills ones, I'd rather not buy right now. I'd much rather spend $100-200 for a solid program that would send a text file or screen dump graphic, and recieve whatever FAX machines put out and allow me to view it and make screen dumps of it. I have heard that cards are available for MS-DOS machines that will do this. But I'm not after speed or quantity of output - once a week for a few pages would be my in/output. I should think you'd be able to do this in software alone, no? I'd be willing to put up with rather slow operation - converting the input to FAXable output, or converting FAX input to stuff I could see/print. But, of course, the transmission speed over the phone would have to match FAX machines. Any programers want some venture capital? - Chris
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258.1 | THERE IS ONE ... | HAMSUP::PETERSEN | Mon Oct 10 1988 09:07 | 9 | |
THERE IS A PROGRAMM CALLED RADIOFAX FOR THE ST COMPUTERS. IT WORKS TOGETHER WITH A FAX-DIGITAL KONVERTER. YOU CAN GET IT FROM ERICH FRANKE,DK611,STEINERSTR.5,EISINGEN,WEST GERMANY. IT IS POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE 1FC FAX-STATIONS, TO SAVE THE PICTURES IN NEO OR DEGAS FORMAT, AND TO MANIPULATE IT. YOU NEED THE PROGRAMM, THE KONVERTER, AND A SHORTWAVE RADIO WITH BFO OPTION. | |||||
258.2 | need phone FAX version | ENGINE::PAULHUS | Chris @ MLO8-3/T13 dtn 223-6871 | Mon Oct 10 1988 12:40 | 4 |
re. -.1 Most FAX transmissions in the US (and elsewhere?) use phone lines. The program I'd like would use a modem (which I already have) as the interface between the ST and the incomming FAX transmission, (or outgoing ASCI text file?). - Chris | |||||
258.3 | MacFax | GEMVAX::KEENE | Tue Oct 11 1988 10:49 | 4 | |
I don't know if this can help but I believe there is a program called MacFax for the Macintosh that you could run with a modem and Spectre 128. Not knowing what a fax costs, this might add up to the cost of a real fax machine. |