fax for Xenix

[Systems Staff]

In article <11785 at guru.megatest.UUCP>, bmarathe at megatest.UUCP
    (Bharat Marathe) writes:

> UNIFAX 100 and UNIFAX 150
> 
>    This  product  makes an ordinary 2400 bps modem obsolete!  It gives 
> you the 2400 bps modem AND an ability to send a fax to any  Group  III 
> fax  machine in the world.

It is interesting to compare this with an ad I just received in the mail
(in a Byte deck) for the

    SEND FAX MODEM from PCA Corp.
                        Tustin CA
                        1 (714) 730-1121

My only connection with this company is that I read their ad.

>   You first create a  text  file  using  any  editor.  Then  use  our 
Note that this was a commercial                                     ^-^
> menu-driven  program to  specify when and where you want it sent. That
> is all to it.  You can even send the same  fax  to  a  whole  list  of 
> recipients and send it at night when the phone rates are low.

The Send Fax claims the same capabilities.

>    UNIFAX 100  is  an  IBM  PC  XT/AT  compatible  internal  card  and 
> associated software.  UNIFAX 150 is a similar unit  but in an external 
> standalone box.

  ...

> The  fax  is sent at 4800 bps. 

The Send Fax claims to send at 9600 and to operate as an ordinary modem
at 2400 and 4800 bps. It includes software named FAXOFT (anyone know
about this?) It is an internal board modem for XT/AT/386.

>    Single  quantity  price is $399 for the UNIFAX 100 and $499 for the
> UNIFAX 150. Special  introductory  offer  for  orders  placed before 1 
> February 1990  is $299 for the UNIFAX 100 and $399 for the UNIFAX 150. 

The flyer  says the Send Fax "list Price" is $399  but as a
"promo special" it is offered at $129 ($119 each if you get two).
MNP software is an option.

So with the Unifax you get to pay an extra $170 for a slower device,
but it does have a Xenix driver and I suspect there is only a DOS driver
for the Send Fax.

 Thos Sumner       Internet: thos at cca.ucsf.edu
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working on death.

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