╔N EARLY ─ECEMBER ═AURICE ╥ANDALL PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE ON ─┼╠╨╚╔ ╧N-╠INE SERVICE HELD IN THE ├OMMODORE AREA. ─URING THE CONFERENCE HE ANNOUNCED A NEW ╟┼╧╙ APPLICATION FOR BOTH 64 AND 128 ╟┼╧╙ USERS. ╟┼╧╞┴╪. ┴ REAL FAX PROGRAM THAT OPERATES WITHIN THE ╟┼╧╙ ENVIRONMENT.
╔T HAD LONG BEEN THOUGHT THAT ╟┼╧╙ WOULD NOT SUPPORT ╚IGH-╙PEED ═ODEM COMMUNICATION. ═AURICE HAS BROKEN THAT SUPPOSED BARRIER.
═ANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ═AURICE, WHO WROTE ╟┼╧╙╚┼╠╠, TO FINISH ANOTHER ╟┼╧╙ PROGRAM HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. ┴ ╟EOPUBLISH TYPE PROGRAM FOR ╟┼╧╙ 128 IN 80 COLUMN MODE. ╚E GOT SIDETRACKED WITH ╟┼╧╞┴╪ AND OTHER ╟┼╧╙ THINGS HE HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING ON. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ╨UBLISH PROGRAM HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE THE ╞AX PROGRAM WORKS IN 40 COLUMN MODE AND HE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT AN 80 COLUMN VERSION WILL COME NEXT. ┴ND THEN MAYBE A ╚IGH ╙PEED ╘ERM PROGRAM FOR THE ╟EOS ENVIRONMENT.
╟EO╞AX IS THE FIRST PROGRAM OF IT'S KIND FOR THE 64 OR 128. ╔T WILL BE ABLE TO SEND AND RECEIVE FAXES WITH OUR 64S AND 128S FROM ╟┼╧╙. ╔NCOMING FAXES CAN BE SAVED TO DISK OR PRINTED ON YOUR PRINTER OR BOTH...
╞AXES CAN BE SAVED TO DISK IN TWO DIFFERENT FORMATS. ╧NE IS IN THE FORM OF A ╟EO╨AINT FILE. ╘HE SECOND IS A ╟EO╞AX FILE. ╘HE MOST COMMON WILL NATURALLY BE ╟EO╨AINT.
┘OU CAN ALSO SEND A ╟EO╨AINT FILE.
╘HE CONVERSION TO A FAX DOCUMENT IS HANDLED BY THE PROGRAM.
╘HIS PROGRAM ALLOWS MANY POSSIBILITIES OTHER THAN JUST FAXING. ╔MAGINE IF YOU WERE TO CONNECT A REAL FAX MACHINE TO YOUR FAX/MODEM WITH A PHONE CORD. ┘OU COULD USE IT AS A FULL-PAGE SCANNER WITH ╟EO╨AINT.
╘HE PROGRAM IS A 40 COLUMN PROGRAM AND WILL RUN ON ╟┼╧╙ 64 OR ╟┼╧╙ 128 IN 40 COLUMN MODE.
╘HE HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ARE: ┴ FAX MODEM, A ╙WIFT╠INK CARTRIDGE, AND A PHONE LINE. ┴ND OF COURSE YOUR LITTLE ├OMMODORE 64!
╔T IS FOR ╟┼╧╙ TO ANY FAX MACHINE OR ANY OTHER COMPUTER RUNNING A FAX PROGRAM. ╘HE FILE THAT IS TRANSFERRED IS A FAX DOCUMENT. ╘HE ╟EO╨AINT IS CONVERTED FOR YOU.
╘HE 80 COLUMN VERSION WILL COME AFTER ╔ SEE WHAT USERS WISH THIS WOULD DO. ╔N THE MEANTIME EVERYBODY CAN USE THIS.
╫ITH THE 64 AND 128, FAX TRANSMISSIONS ARE SUPPORTED AT 2400, 4800, 7200 AND 9600. ╘HE SWIFTLINK IS NECESSARY AT 2400. ╘HE ╙WIFT╠INK IS REQUIRED BY THE PROGRAM. ╘HIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO HANDLE THE DATA AND DO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IT DOES.
╘HE DISK ROUTINES IN ╟┼╧╙ WORK PRETTY GOOD BUT AN ╥┼╒ OR AN ╚─ WOULD BE HELPFUL.
╘HE PROGRAM DOES NOT SUPPORT THE HIGHER RESOLUTION (FINE MODE) FOR SPEED REASONS. ╘HE 80 COLUMN VERSION WHEN IT IS READY WILL MOST LIKELY SUPPORT IT THOUGH.
═AURICE WILL BE TAKING ORDERS BEGINNING IN THE FIRST WEEK OF ╩ANUARY. ╙HIPPING WILL BE IN ABOUT A MONTH. ╘HE PRICE WILL BE ╒.╙.$39.95 PLUS ╒.╙.$4.00 FOR SHIPPING.
╠ET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT. ╧N THE SCREEN, YOU SEE A SIMULATED IMAGE OF A FAX MACHINE. ╫HEN THE FAX IS COMING IN, YOU SEE THE PAPER SCROLLING UP OUT OF THE MACHINE. ┘OU GET A SORT OF PREVIEW MODE THIS WAY WHILE IT IS BEING SAVED TO DISK OR PRINTED. ╘HERE ARE A SERIES OF BUTTONS ON THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE WHERE YOU TURN FEATURES ON OR OFF OR ACCESS ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.
╔F YOU SAVE THE INCOMING FAXES AS A ╟EO╞AX FILE, YOU CAN RETAIN THE ENTIRE RESOLUTION.
╘HERE ARE SOME SPECIAL PRINTER DRIVERS SUPPLIED THAT ALLOW YOU TO PRINT THESE FILES. ╘HE RESOLUTION IS 216X98 DPI, SO AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A PRINTER THAT SUPPORTS AT LEAST THIS MUCH, YOU CAN PRINT THEM.
╦EEP IN MIND THAT A FILE OR SEVERAL FILES CAN ADD UP IN SIZE SO AT LEAST A 1581 WOULD BE NICE.
╘HEY CAN BE PRINTED AS THEY COME IN, INSTEAD OF SAVING TO DISK. ╩UST KEEP IN MIND THE SPEED OF YOUR PRINTER. ╔T WILL AFFECT THE TRANSMISSION TIMES. ┴ BIG PRINTER BUFFER WOULD DEFINITELY HELP.
╦EEP THIS IN MIND WITH ╥┼╒'S: ╘HE PROGRAM SUPPORTS ANY RAM DISK THAT CAN BE USED WITHIN ╟┼╧╙, AS LONG AS YOU CAN ALSO ATTACH A ╙WIFT╠INK PROPERLY.
╘HE ╟EO╞AX PRINTER DRIVERS WILL SUPPORT 240X216, 300X300, AND 360X360 DPI PRINTERS. ┼PSON WILL BE SUPPORTED. ╔F YOU PRINT THEM AS A ╟EO╨AINT, THEN YOUR STANDARD ╟┼╧╙ PRINTER DRIVER WILL BE USED. ┘OU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SELECT THE MODES WITH THE FRONT PANEL BUTTONS ON ╟EO╞AX. ╔F THE PRINTER IS A PAGE AT A TIME PRINTER, THEN THE PRINTING WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL A PAGE IS INSERTED.
╔ FORGOT THAT IT ALSO WILL TURN OFF THE AUTO-ANSWER MODE IF ANY ERRORS ARE DETECTED. ╘HIS WAY, AN UNATTENDED MODE WILL JUST IGNORE THE CALLS IF A PRINTER OR DRIVE PROBLEM OCCURS.
╫ITH THE GETTING OF ╟EO╞AX GOING, ═AURICE HAS DISCOVERED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO A FAST TERM PROGRAM FROM WITHIN ╟┼╧╙. ┴S FAR AS AN UPGRADE TO ╟EO╘ERM IS CONCERNED, THE ANSWER IS NO. ╔T WOULD HAVE TO BE A TOTALLY NEW TERM PROGRAM.
╘O SEND A FAX YOU BEGIN BY CLICKING ON THE ╙┼╬─ BUTTON. ╘HEN SELECT A FILE FROM THE REQUESTER. ┴ PHONEBOOK POPS UP. ┘OU CAN SELECT A PHONE NUMBER OR TYPE IT IN MANUALLY OR YOU CAN SELECT '═┴╬╒┴╠' AND DIAL OUT ON YOUR HANDSET. ╘HEN IF YOU ARE READY YOU CLICK ON THE '╙╘┴╥╘' BUTTON. ╘HERE ARE ╠┼─S ABOVE THE BUTTONS THAT LET YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. ╫HEN THE ╙╘┴╥╘ ╠┼─ GOES OFF, THE TRANSMISSION IS FINISHED.
╘HIS FIRST VERSION WON'T SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IT FOR CERTAIN TIMES. ┬UT IT WILL KEEP A LOG FILE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS.
╘HE PROGRAM IS SO EASY TO USE, THAT DOCS ARE ALMOST UNNECESSARY.
╘HIS IS PRIMARILY A FAX PROGRAM. ┬UT IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE PRETTY SLICK FOR IMPORTING GRAPHICS/TEXT ALSO.
╙OME DAY, THERE MIGHT BE A PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO EDIT A ╟EO╞AX DOCUMENT BUT FOR NOW, YOU CAN ONLY PRINT THEM.
┘OU CAN DISABLE CALL WAITING. ╔T WILL ALLOW SPECIAL STUFF, EVEN HAS A SIMPLE TERMINAL IN IT.
