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In article <1993Jan28.005057.28136@fcom.cc.utah.edu> yf5990@u.cc.utah.edu (Yan Fang/Humanities) writes:
>In article <SHIN.93Jan27015456@sgtp.sgtp.apple.juice.or.jp> shin@sgtp.apple.juice.or.jp (Sugou Shinichirou) writes:
>>In article <BmaNXB4w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> g3steen@student.business.uwo.ca (Garnet Steen) writes:
>>
>>        I am ready to go with one of these fax modems and I want to hear 
>>   what people's experiences with them are, since I am not familiar with 
>>   either modem.  Which do people 'in the know' recommend?  Any horror 
>>   stories?
>>
>>It is clear that ZyXEL is much much better than any other modems
>>(including Supra) if you use NXFax driver.
>>Shin'ichirou Sugou     (NeXTmail acceptable)
>>				   
>That may not be true.
>I have ordered an eval copy of DFax from Dale Pratt. DFax is the NXFax
>equivalent for Supra.
>If DFax for Supra works as well as NXFax for ZyXEL, then a Supra is
>equivalent to a ZyXEL for faxing, blowing whistles, etc.--at half the price.
>Yan Fang-Magnusson

I have been using DFax for about two weeks now to send faxes with
excellent results.  Have not tried to receive yet, but I have been using
data and fax one right after the other with no hassles (data with kermit
5a).  The Supra fax/modem / DFax combination is indeed much less $ for
much the same functionality.  Totally transparent once installed.  

One thing I am looking forward to is the ambitious future plan of DFax
to integrate voice / data / fax in an all-in-one-box solution.  Supra is
actively involved in implementing voice-mail type support as an upgrade
option for the future.  If DFax does as good a job supporting that as
they have done the fax driver, it should be a Good Thing.

Something to put on the wish list... A De-install option, which would
replace the original kernel.config and getty files that DFax modifies
when, for instance, one wants to change peripherals between ports or
temporarily use a given serial port for something else.

All in all, the Supra/DFax solution for NeXT is a reliable and
functional communications solution at about the minimum possible price,
for those of us with cash constraints.

-- 
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**       cjp+@pitt.edu           -              without Jobs.         **