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- From: colley@wang.com (Mike Colley)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
- Subject: Want minimum config fax-card that uses DOS WP5.1 with imbeded images
- Keywords: Fax-Card,WordPerfect 5.1
- Message-ID: <bs50gy.j79@wang.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 06:24:33 GMT
- Organization: Wang Labs, Lowell MA, USA
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- Dear comp.dcom.fax folks:
-
- I want to do something simple, to send a WP 5.1 document out a
- fax-card the way it looks when I print it on paper. I started asking
- questions at the local computer super store and boy was I bewildered
- with the answers. Can someone help me? Or am I beyond help?
- Stop me now and put me out of my misery if what I want is not
- possible. <---BANG???
-
-
- SUMMARY:
-
- Before I lay out my hard earned cash for a fax-card:
-
- 1) I want to get the minimum configuration I need (I am recently
- unemployed so read that cheap) to send DOS Word Perfect 5.1
- with imbeded image and variable size fonts over fax.
- Simple request, right? Well... you weren't at the store.
-
-
- DETAILS:
-
- I use the most popular word processor so answers to these questions
- would probably be of interest to many in this group. I will summarize
- to this group because there seems to be a lot of confusion on this
- subject. I haven't seen answers to what I am looking for and there
- are others asking similar questions.
-
- I am unemployed and want to be able to send resumes and cover letters
- to these ads that give out their fax number. My resume has variable
- size fonts in it. My cover letters have my signature.
-
- I use DOS WordPerfect 5.1 on my SX with Hercules display. I know
- how to import images into documents. I could import my signature
- into a document so I can include it on cover letters. I would sign
- a peice of paper and have someone fax that peice of paper to the fax
- card that I would buy. I could then use WP's GRAB utility to copy
- the signature part of that received fax into an image which would
- be included in my WordPerfect 5.1 cover letter. Now I would have
- a cover letter with a signature in it in WordPerfect 5.1 format.
- It also has variable size fonts. My name on the top line is much
- larger, my address is darker (10 pitch bold instead of 12) and it
- has the image of my signature in it.
-
- ---> I want to send THAT compound document on a fax-card. <---
-
-
- 2) If someone has this working, would you tell me what your
- configuration is and what SW you use and what SW steps you
- go through to send faxes like the above in DOS.
-
-
- 3) AdTech, Zoltrix and Zoom are all around $73 in Computer Shopper.
- Will any of these do (or not do) the above job in DOS? Will
- they send the combinded compound document cover letter from DOS?
- Is there a better choice? (I don't need a regular modem)
-
-
- 4) Windows --
- 4a) OR, Am I finally going to be dragged kicking and screaming
- into Windows? Will I have to go to Windows 3.1 and
- WordPerfect for Windows with additional software to
- do the job? Or do I need different software?
-
- 4b) What is the additional Windows software I will need?
-
- 4c) What Windows steps do I have to go through to send my
- compound document cover letter?
-
- 4d) If I have to go Windows, do I need to buy the Windows
- special (more expensive) fax software?
-
-
- 5) Can I send "Extra Fine" from the fax card and will it
- send a better image? I like to send good images if
- possible. Would Windows make a difference?
-
-
- 6) Is there any DOS or Windows PD SW for FAX out there I
- can use or may be of interest? On what mail-server?
- I can handle uuencoded files.
-
-
- 7) Class 2 --
- 7a) What is class 2 in five words or less, a fax co-pressor?
-
- 7b) I am unemployed and bucks mean more than time, do I
- really want a (pseudo) class 2 card? My calls should
- all be local calls.
-
-
- 8) Am I going about this wrong and should I use a different
- configuration? Am I asking for too much? Should I be
- using snail mail for this?
-
-
- 9) I started following this group about two weeks ago when I was
- laid off. Can someone send me the FAQ for comp.dcom.fax.
- It may answer some of my questions. I only have mail, no FTP.
-
-
- 10) If someone has a fax-card cheep to do the job, please let me know.
-
-
- Sorry for taking so much time and being long winded with questions.
-
- I will be more than happy to share any helpful information I get
- from this group. I will post a follow-up with answers people give
- me and other good information. Mail to me is better but a post
- here is great help too. Both is best. My host doesn't keep this
- group very long.
-
-
- Sincerely, Thanks in advance for your time
-
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