[ale] new MFP Printer needed

[Geoffrey]

Michael Trausch wrote:
> Yes, they are still made, but you have to be careful when buying them. 
> You need to make sure that they are hardware modems, or if they are not, 
> at least make sure that its a modem shell that will work on a 
> non-Windows system and without a binary only driver that demands you run 
> a particular version of the Linux kernel.
> 
> in all probability, you'll want to see if anyone has a faxmodem that 
> they don't use anymore that they know is a real hardware modem.
> 
> Another option would be to use an fxs/fxo board, a phone line, asterisk, 
> and iaxmodem, but I have a feeling that would be overengineering it. ;)

More then likely you can identify a real modem in two ways.  If it says 
it only works with windows, it's not.  Also, hardware modems will cost a 
bit more, don't think you can touch one for under $50 these days.  The 
winmodems, you can get for < $20.

> 
>   -- mike
> 
> --
> Sent from my ADP1 running Android 2.1
> 
>> On May 3, 2010 2:15 PM, "Sean Kilpatrick" <kilpatms at speakeasy.net 
>> <mailto:kilpatms at speakeasy.net>> wrote:
>>
>> related note:
>> I have lost opportunities for bargain sales at least a dozen times
>> over the past two months because I couldn't receive a fax -- or
>> send one back.
>>
>> This is a FC 11 (soon to be FC12) box. What do I need to send/receive
>> faxes?  Hardware? Software?
>>
>> Are fax-modems stlll made? I haven't owned one in probably 15 years.
>>
>> Sean
>>
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