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- NXFAX 1.04 OVERVIEW
-
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- NXFax is a reliable, high speed, fax solution which
- integrates perfectly with NEXTSTEP on Motorola and
- Intel based computers. Anything you can print you can fax
- just by pressing the Fax button on the Print Panel. You
- read, log, assign, and archive your faxes with the
- NEXTSTEP FaxReader. NXFax works perfectly with your
- favorite data communications programs like UUCP, SLIP,
- PPP, tip, Kermit, and MicroPhone.
-
- Winner of the Best of Breed award for Communications,
- NXFax is at work in thousands of locations world-wide.
- NEXTWORLD "highly recommends" NXFax, calling it "our
- favorite fax-driver software."
-
- NXFax offers the following features:
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- • sends and receives faxes under NEXTSTEP
- • shares the serial port with other applications
- • compatible with tip, UUCP, SLIP, MicroPhone, and other
- communications programs
- • adaptive answering directs incoming fax and data calls
- • accessible via networked machines
- • communicates with the NXFax Monitor to provide
- user-level feedback
- • demo mode allows unlimited single page sending of faxes
- • $135 purchase price
-
- The NXFax Monitor application offers:
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- • transmission status display
- current modem state
- remote connection identifier
- connect speed
- fax resolution
- pixels per scan line
- inter-scan line delay
- • halt button terminates transmissions
- • monitoring of networked fax drivers
- • animated icon
- • user preferences control automatic launch
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- PURCHASING NXFAX
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- You can purchase NXFax directly from
- Black & White Software for $135. You will receive the
- award winning NXFax software plus extensive on-line
- documentation and a password. Ordering information
- appears at the end of this announcement.
-
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- DEMO
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- You can test NXFax before you decide to purchase. Without
- a password, NXFax runs in demo mode allowing you to send
- (but not receive) any number of single page faxes. To
- obtain a demonstration copy of NXFax, please refer to the
- instructions at the end of this announcement.
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- SUPPORTED MODEMS
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- NXFax has been tested with the following Class 2 fax
- modems:
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- Boca Research - Boca 14.4
- Intel - Intel144/144E
- MultiTech - MT1432BA
- Practical Peripherals - FXSA, FXMT, FXPKT
- Supra - SupraFAX 14.4 v32.bis
- Telebit - WorldBlazer, T3000
- Zoom - VFX
- ZyXEL - all U-1496 models
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- Note that NXFax does not support Class 1 modems.
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- ZYXEL MODEMS
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- ZyXEL builds some of the best and most reliable fax modems
- available. NEXTWORLD agrees saying that the "ZyXEL
- modem is the best we've seen."
-
- Black & White sells specially priced NXFax and ZyXEL
- packages starting at $470 US. Packages include the NXFax
- software, 1496E high-speed fax/data modem, serial and
- phone cables. Shipping is free in the U.S.
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- UPGRADING FROM AN OLDER VERSION OF NXFAX
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- NXFax version 1.04 runs on Intel hardware and supports
- more different brands of modems than NXFax 1.03. If you
- are still using a NeXTstation or Cube and not changing
- modems, you can keep using version 1.03.
-
- Upgrades to NXFax 1.04 are free for registered customers
- who can retrieve the software from an FTP site or archive
- site (refer to the section "Where To Get NXFax
- Electronically"). There is a $15 handling charge for
- receiving an upgrade via U.S. mail.
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- NXFax 1.02 users who want to upgrade to NXFax 1.04 must be
- running version 3.0 or higher of NEXTSTEP.
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- Everyone who upgrades from a prior version of NXFax will
- require a new password. Password updates are free for
- registered users who provide us with a previously
- registered Host ID.
-
- To request a password update, send
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- First and last name
- Company name
- Voice phone
- E-mail address
- System Host ID
- NEXTSTEP Version
- Modem type and model
-
- Customers with e-mail access are asked to send password
- update requests to nxfax@bandw.com. If you do not have
- e-mail access, please fax your update request to
- 802-496-5112 or call 802-496-8500.
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- MULTI-ARCHITECTURE FORMAT
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- NXFax 1.04 is shipped in Multi-Architecture Binary
- format so that it works with NEXTSTEP on both NeXT and
- Intel hardware. NEXTSTEP 3.1 (or later) is required to
- use this version of NXFax 1.04. NEXTSTEP 3.0 users should
- request a special "NeXT only" version of NXFax 1.04
- directly from Black & White.
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- IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTEL USERS
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- NEXTSTEP 3.1 for Intel shipped with a serial driver that
- does not work for high speed data and fax communications.
- If you want to install NXFax 1.04 on Intel hardware, you
- must either use NEXTSTEP 3.2 or obtain an updated serial
- driver directly from NeXT.
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- WHERE TO GET NXFAX ELECTRONICALLY
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- If you have FTP access or can receive VERY large NeXTMail
- (about 1.3 meg), you can get NXFax 1.04 electronically.
-
- * Via FTP
-
- NXFax (multi-architecture version only) can be
- obtained at Purdue (sonata.cc.purdue.edu) and at
- Oregon State (cs.orst.edu). The files are:
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- NXFax1.04.tar
- NXFax1.04.README.txt
-
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- * ANDI Info Server
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- NXFax can be sent to you automatically via NeXTMail from
- the ANDI info server. To obtain NXFax this way, send mail
- to info@andi.org. The subject you specify will
- determine what gets sent to you. Type the subject exactly
- as shown in the chart below:
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- NXFax 1.04 Subject
- ---------- -------
- Multi-architecture Send BlackandWhite NXFaxInstaller.app
- NeXT only Send BlackandWhite NXFaxInstaller.app.m68k
- README file Send BlackandWhite NXFax1.04.README.rtf
-
- If you get the "NeXT only" version, be sure to rename it to
- NXFaxInstaller.app before you try to launch it.
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- NXFAX INSTALLATION
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- After retrieving one or more of the files listed above,
- perform the following steps to install NXFax, as
- appropriate.
-
- NXFax1.04.tar :
-
- To unpack the NXFax1.04.tar, type "tar xvf
- NXFax1.04.tar" in a terminal window. This command will
- create the application wrapper NXFaxInstaller.app in
- the current directory.
-
- NXFaxInstaller.app.m68k
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- This file must be renamed to NXFaxInstaller.app in order
- to proceed.
-
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- All releases:
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- 1. Turn on your modem and log in as root.
-
- 2. Launch the NXFax Installer by double clicking on
- NXFaxInstaller.app.
-
- 3. Choose Info from the Installer menu. Choose Help from
- the Info menu.
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- 4. NXFax 1.04 users should read “The Basics” to
- familiarize themselves with NXFax's on-line help.
- Click on the topic “Installing NXFax” and follow the
- instructions there.
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- TO PLACE AN ORDER OR GET MORE INFORMATION
-
- When placing an order or requesting a demo diskette
- please include:
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- First and last name
- Company name
- Address
- Voice phone
- Fax phone
- E-mail address
- NEXTSTEP Version
- Modem type and model
- Master Card or VISA number and expiration (if ordering)
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- Black & White Software, Inc.
- Bridge Street Marketplace
- Waitsfield VT 05673-1210
- Email: nxfax@bandw.com (NeXTMail OK)
- Fax: 802-496-5112
- Call: 802-496-8500 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. Monday - Friday
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