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Dear TECMAT-L Members:

     I thought this list would be a discussion-filled forum on secondary
mathematics and technology with lots of people exchanging lots of
information.  The last time I looked, there were 87 members including myself.
 Even the last two logs are almost empty. (LOG9512 and LOG9511)

     For the members of this list, I'm wondering if you are familiar with all
of the feature of your fax/modem in your computer.  Here's a few things I use
it for other than to send e-mail and to use America Online:
     1.   When I am sick enough to stay home, I don't have to worry about
getting my
           lesson plans to my high school math department.  I call up the
head of the
           substitute teachers and tell them I'm sick and I'm not going to
school that day.
           Then I tell the head substitute that my plans will be on the fax
machine in the
           main office of my school.  I then call up the plans I've made in
advance on my
           word processor, edit them a bit and then fax them over the line to
my school.
     2.   When I'm likely to be late leaving school for home, I fax a short
paper note over
           the line to my home computer when I need to.  (The machine is left
on with the
           video off and set to receive faxes.)  My wife looks at the fax log
when she comes
           home from her job and can tell I've sent a fax to her giving
details of my late
           arrival.
     3.   I use my computer as a terminal and log into a local bulletin
board. (The local
           newspaper has one for people who have a regular delivery.)
 Sometimes I log
           into a remote computer such as at the Eisenhower National
Clearinghouse to
           see what files I might want.  I can download and upload files with
the distant
           computer.
     4.   If I go to a meeting where there is a computer connection to a
phone line, I set
           up my home computer to act as a host.  I then use the distant
computer to log
           in to my home computer, where I then can upload or download files.
 Thus all of
           my home computer's files become accessible to me at the remote
site.  I save
           word processor files at home also as text files if I think I might
need them later.
           I do this because the remote computer may not have the same word
processor
           and thus may have a problem reading my file.  If it's in text, it
is not a problem
           for the remote computer to interpret.

     I encourage everyone to try out all 4 of the features I have described.
 The software
that drives all 4 modes is probably already available in your communication
package
which came with the fax/modem.  By the way, make sure that your modem can
handle
speeds of 14400 bits per second or faster.  It's also preferable that the
fax/modem be
made by or licensed by US Robotics because that company sets the standard for

transmissions on the Internet.  My modem is a BocaModem which can handle data
speeds of 28800 bps, but since It's not made by US Robotics, the software in
my
modem has to be reinterpreted by the US Robotics standard, so my modem can't
go
much faster than 26400 bps.  Most fax machines work far slower--1200 bps to
9600
bps.  It's not really a problem if you don't have too many pages to transmit
and/or the
phone call is a local call.

     Enjoy!












                                                                         Dave
Mawdsley