external U.S.robotics fax modem

[Harold Hartley]

I figured you are busy with other things. I myself keep busy too.

On 3/19/22 12:02, der.hans wrote:
> Am 11. Mar, 2022 schwätzte Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss so:
>
> moin moin Harold,
>
> My apologies, I haven't gotten the chance to look in the garage. I should
> have time today or tomorrow.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
>
>> I would like that. Thanks. It be helpful to me to have my computer 
>> send and receive fax’s.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2022, at 23:14, der.hans wrote:
>>> Am 10. Mar, 2022 schwätzte Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss so:
>>>
>>> moin moin,
>>>
>>> I have a couple old external modems if you need one. I haven't ever 
>>> used
>>> them for fax, so no idea if that works. Actually, no idea if they work,
>>> but I ran into them while cleaning up the garage a couple weeks ago.
>>>
>>> If I can find them again I can take pictures to see if they look like
>>> models that will work. If they will, I can likely run them up to you 
>>> next
>>> week.
>>>
>>> For editing uneditable images I've been using xournal since Ted 
>>> mentioned
>>> it years and years ago. I mostly use it for PDFs, but I think I've 
>>> used it
>>> for PNG and JPG as well. Perhaps I first converted them to PDF. Dunno.
>>>
>>> Even if you still have to fax using a tool like xournal might at least
>>> save you some dead tree time.
>>>
>>> ciao,
>>>
>>> der.hans
>>>
>>>> I'm looking to setup my computer for faxes sending and receiving. 
>>>> I'm looking at using the U.S. robotics fax modem but unsure if the 
>>>> two fax software made for Linux will support it as I would be using 
>>>> a USB adapter for serial port connection to the fax modem.
>>>> Anyone out they have any suggestions or advise how I should setup 
>>>> my Linux box for using faxes or what to watch out for type of 
>>>> problems. This fax modem is the only thing I can think of as I am 
>>>> low income and don't have much money for the month. I once used 
>>>> such a modem with Linux a couple of decades ago when I use to run a 
>>>> ham radio gateway back in Maine. But I used a script for the fax 
>>>> modem to make the connection. So it will run with Linux.
>>>
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>>
>>
>
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Harold Hartley
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Phoenix, AZ 85022
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