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- From: eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (Tan Jin Meng)
- Subject: Fax Questions
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.034105.7449@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Organization: National University of Singapore
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 03:41:05 GMT
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- We have an application that has the following characteristics
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- - Will have 2 PCs at remote locations connected via phone line.
- - Will need to download images as well as data.
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- There is a suggestion that we use fax/modems. The reason being that
- we can make use of any compression that the fax hardware does and also
- that the central (server) site will be able to receive images from other
- sites with only paper fax machines. The questions that arise are :
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- - Do fax cards incorporate data compression? What kind? How effective?
- - Is there available fax software (esp Windows based) that will allow
- a program to operate the fax card via API or a software library? I
- may also have to be able to obtain the image data for some image
- processing.
- - Given the second point above, preferbly should incorporate scanner
- support also in the API.
- - I assume that I can easily use the fax card alternately as a fax
- machine as well as a data modem. Can I confirm this?
- - If I use the fax card as a data modem, can I also make use of
- hardware compression facility? How?
- - Can I manipulate the resolution of the fax? ie can I have 150dpi,
- 300dpi, 100dpi etc fax?
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- I certainly hope someone can answer these questions as well as provide
- recommendations for products. Any advice is appreciated - as you may
- guess, I know nothing about fax technology and certainly nothing about
- PC Fax applications.
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- Thank you very much.
-
- jin meng
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