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- Path: sparky!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Tim_-_Otholt
- From: Tim_-_Otholt@cup.portal.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: fax modems
- Message-ID: <63045@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 02:14:32 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <seah.712297313@sfu.ca> <18758@drutx.ATT.COM>
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- >7/28/92 15:27 20/1038 dfh@dwroll.att.com (D461-David_F_Haertig(Dave)83040)
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- >From article <seah.712297313@sfu.ca>, by seah@fraser.sfu.ca (Simon Seah):
- >> I was told that only a few fax modems actually work. I can remember
- >> which ones work, though. Sorry.
- >> I do, however, know that Zoltrix DOESN'T. I got one, trashed about it
- >> for a few months, and was finally told by a knowledgeable friend that
- >> it just plain doesn't work as a fax. As a modem, yes. Fax, no.
- >
- >I have one by C.P.I. (Computer Peripherals, Inc.???) and it has worked
- >flawlessly. It's only a 2400 baud modem though. I think the model
- >designation is "VIVA 2496ef" or something like that. It's an external
-
- I have the same modem (Computer Peripherals Inc., 2400/9600 Fax with V.42
- and MNP 5. No WinFax software, but I got some DOS based FAX software
- instead. And I got it for $130 with shipping, from Computer Discount
- Warehouse (CDW). I love it and the price.
-
- Aloha,
-
- Tim Otholt
- tim_otholt@cup.portal.com
- (408) 894-4290
- Milpitas, CA
-
-
-
- don't have any higher speed places you normally dial into - so it's just
- fine. The fax part works perfectly, both send and receive.
-
- Price? $149 at Best Buy. (Probably even cheaper now - I've never seen
- anybody bounce prices around as much as these guys do!)
-
- Dave Haertig
- haertig@att.com
-