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- From: jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov ()
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
- Subject: Fax Software...
- Date: 4 Jan 1993 21:50:39 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
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- This is probably in the FAQ list for this group, but I'm not sure where to
- find the FAQ list...
-
- Okay, now for the question... I just recently purchased a Digicom Scout+ Fax/Modem
- for my Insight 386-33 machine running DOS 5.0...the modem part runs fine, not a
- single problem with it...I'm having trouble with the Fax software for it...Bundled
- with the Fax/Modem is Delrine's DosFax Lite software... I *finally* succeeded in
- installing DosFax Lite on my system...I had what appeared to be a memory conflict
- between DosFax and QEMM - with QEMM installed, DosFax blitzed my CGA display into
- never-never land mode...the only way I could get it back to normal was with ye olde
- three fingered salute...ctrl-alt-del. Without QEMM I was able to install and run
- DosFax (after many hours of trying to figure out just what the !@#$ was going on). So
- now that I have it up and running, I can't fingure out *how* to print an incoming fax
- to my printer...the manual & program say to do it via VIEW...one little
- problem...VIEW IS NOT SUPPORTED for a CGA display!!! I don't want to VIEW the
- frigging thing, I want to PRINT the frigging thing!!!! Right now, DosFax Lite is
- about 2 inches from the trash can, and will permanently reside there if no one can
- tell me how to print a fax when I have a CGA monitor...
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- Second problem...
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- If you haven't guessed by now, I got fed up with DosFax Lite and installed BitFax
- which I think is *much* better...I was able to send and receive faxes just fine, and
- I was able to view the incoming faxes on my CGA display!!! Only one little problem...
- I couldn't get the printer driver to work properly with my printer (Panasonic
- KX-P1124). The printer itself has worked flawlessly with every other software package
- I've used, but when I try to print a Fax, the printer goes into graphics mode (which
- it should do), prints most of the page header line, and then starts giving me
- continuous form-feeds...I've tried this with several incoming faxes and had the same
- results...apparently the printer is dropping out of graphics mode and tries to
- interpret the incoming binary data as ASCII characters...the faxes themselves look
- fine when I view them on the screen, I just can't get it to reliably print
- them...suggestions?
-
- Finally, does *anyone* have any suggestions / recommendations for fax software
- packages to run on a 386 class machine running MS-DOS 5.0 ?
-
- John Burton
- jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov
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