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"chuck" wrote in message ... Yes, but that would require another purchase and this printer/fax would not be part of that solution. I understand I COULD have bought an external Fax modem. But I didn't. I need a workaround for what I have. I'm currently looking into virtual port monitors that send what a printer would normally print to a file saved as an image on the PC. I'm not running this for a business, it's just a personal project. About ten years ago, I did have a fax/modem and I did use WinFax Pro. But that required an EISA slot for the modem and the software was, well, I guess it was okay for that time, but it should have improved by now. I'd like Adobe PDF maker to open automatically and convert the image into a pdf file. If I pursue this long enough, I'll figure it out. And it won't involve an external modem in addition to my new HP all-in-one. But thanks for the idea. I don't really understand your argument here about how the modem and sw should have imroved by now. Are you using that as the reason for not using a modem in your pc? Also you keep mentioning isa modems, there are pci modems. You don't need to use a 10 year old modem. I bet you could find a new pci modem for under $10 almost anywhere. And like others have mentioned, there are usb modems as well. Ok so you don't want to buy anything new. Well It seems like you have something working with your virtual port monitor, i don't know anything about them but good luck. No. It's not that at all. I have no pci slots available. I have all my USB ports on my pc and even on my externally powered USB hub occupied. Even all my FW ports are taken up. If I want to DL pictures from my cam, I have to remove a USB cord just to do that. I have absolutely no desk space whatsoever. In fact, the only ports not taken up on my system are a LPT port and I think there's a serial port back there. So, even if I go the route of an external modem, it would have to be serial and even then, I have no where to put it. There has to be a software solution, and I will find it. You just seem really determined to use what you have, which i can appreciate, but it seems like you are gonna spend a lot of time on it and most likely won't get what you want even. So I would just set up your old pc as a print server. If you already have an old computer in the garage or closet, why not set it up? It won't cost you anything. You could put any os on it, use it as a print server, file server, web server, etc, you could have the fax modem and some newer fax software running and do quite easily what you want. network your computers and run vnc or some other remote desktop sw so you don't even need a monitor attached. If might be a more worthwhile project then just forcing your all in one to do something it wasn't designed to do. |
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"Rememberbooks" wrote in message news:1101233392.2KkvU7xFsHVFzGcisRva8A@bubbanews ...
A service I use at www.efax.com provides free inbound-only fax service I mentioned that in my post a few days ago. Type "fax" into Google and you find lots of similar services. I use Efax because it's the only one with dial in numbers in Hong Kong, where I live. I think some ISPs offer fax services free or at a small premium. And while mentioning faxes, you can send free outgoing email-to-fax to most places using www.tpc.int. |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:13:14 -0000, Scott Mitchell =
wrote: The HP support document at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...106&lang=3Den= &cc=3Duk&lc=3Den&y=3D0&dlc=3Den&x=3D0&docname=3Dc0 0065460 = seems to agree with me on this: "NOTE: Faxes can be sent from the = computer but you cannot receive faxes to the computer. All faxes are = printed as they are received.". Obviously that link should have been: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...6&lang=3Den&c= c=3Duk&lc=3Den&y=3D0&dlc=3Den&x=3D0&docname=3Dc000 65460 |
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"Alan" wrote in message om... "Rememberbooks" wrote in message news:1101233392.2KkvU7xFsHVFzGcisRva8A@bubbanews ... A service I use at www.efax.com provides free inbound-only fax service I mentioned that in my post a few days ago. Type "fax" into Google and you find lots of similar services. I use Efax because it's the only one with dial in numbers in Hong Kong, where I live. I think some ISPs offer fax services free or at a small premium. And while mentioning faxes, you can send free outgoing email-to-fax to most places using www.tpc.int. Yes, I saw your post, Alan. And I checked into it. Thanks for the tip. Ron |
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Sounds to me that your problem goes beyond the fax handling. Your computer
is maxed out with all the applications you are running. Sooner or later, you will have to deal with this problem over and over again, as you add more applications. I don't know your exact computer configuration, but there are cards available to give you additional USB ports or PCI slots. I would say bite the bullet now and get a more versatile computer ( or motherboard) to handle all this stuff you are trying to do. The basic problem is not your faxing, it's your computer. Sherwin D. Ron wrote: "chuck" wrote in message ... Yes, but that would require another purchase and this printer/fax would not be part of that solution. I understand I COULD have bought an external Fax modem. But I didn't. I need a workaround for what I have. I'm currently looking into virtual port monitors that send what a printer would normally print to a file saved as an image on the PC. I'm not running this for a business, it's just a personal project. About ten years ago, I did have a fax/modem and I did use WinFax Pro. But that required an EISA slot for the modem and the software was, well, I guess it was okay for that time, but it should have improved by now. I'd like Adobe PDF maker to open automatically and convert the image into a pdf file. If I pursue this long enough, I'll figure it out. And it won't involve an external modem in addition to my new HP all-in-one. But thanks for the idea. I don't really understand your argument here about how the modem and sw should have imroved by now. Are you using that as the reason for not using a modem in your pc? Also you keep mentioning isa modems, there are pci modems. You don't need to use a 10 year old modem. I bet you could find a new pci modem for under $10 almost anywhere. And like others have mentioned, there are usb modems as well. Ok so you don't want to buy anything new. Well It seems like you have something working with your virtual port monitor, i don't know anything about them but good luck. No. It's not that at all. I have no pci slots available. I have all my USB ports on my pc and even on my externally powered USB hub occupied. Even all my FW ports are taken up. If I want to DL pictures from my cam, I have to remove a USB cord just to do that. I have absolutely no desk space whatsoever. In fact, the only ports not taken up on my system are a LPT port and I think there's a serial port back there. So, even if I go the route of an external modem, it would have to be serial and even then, I have no where to put it. There has to be a software solution, and I will find it. You just seem really determined to use what you have, which i can appreciate, but it seems like you are gonna spend a lot of time on it and most likely won't get what you want even. So I would just set up your old pc as a print server. If you already have an old computer in the garage or closet, why not set it up? It won't cost you anything. You could put any os on it, use it as a print server, file server, web server, etc, you could have the fax modem and some newer fax software running and do quite easily what you want. network your computers and run vnc or some other remote desktop sw so you don't even need a monitor attached. If might be a more worthwhile project then just forcing your all in one to do something it wasn't designed to do. |
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In message 1101808314.u5nLF0mm+B339fXmUBgvmA@teranews, Clark Kent
writes Just curious. If the main problem is that some of the prints are caught in the paper feed and spoiled, can't you set your "all in one" device to save stored faxes for manual deletion after print jobs? If so, then you could reprint any which were damaged, and only delete after you have good prints. This won't help if what you really want is to read on the monitor and not print at all, though. For whatever that's worth. This is a useful facility as it saves you having to print out the junk faxes that turn up, and make up most of the faxes that turn up. -- Timothy Lee http://www.wightproperty.com tlatwightpropertydotcom |
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