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Fleenor, William C.

Johnston, Randolph P.

Steed, Val D.

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University of Mississippi eGrove Newsletters American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Historical Collection 8-1994 Fax/Modem Capabilities; Technology Alert, August 1994 Val D. Steed Randolph P. Johnston William C. Fleenor Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aicpa_news  Part of the Accounting Commons AUGUST 1994FAX/MODEM CAPABILITIESby Val D. Steed, CPA, Randolph P. Johnston, and William C. Fleenor, CPAVal Steed is the proprietor of Steed Consulting in Centerville, Utah and a member of the AICPA Information Technology Executive Committee. Randolph Johnston is with Network Management Group in Hutchinson, Kansas. William Fleenor is an associate Professor of Accounting with Southeastern Louisiana in Loranger, Louisiana. In this Alert, they discusses the latest technologies in fax/modems.While fax/modem software is not exactly new, it certainly rates up there with some of the best in productivity software for 1994. If you own a computer with a modem that is 9600 baud or greater and it has FAX capabilities you are a candidate to use the new line of fax/ modem software available for PCs.14.4 Kb/s (and Greater!) PowerThe best combination of hardware and software right now seems to be 14.4 kilobits per sec­ond (Kb/s) data/fax/modems and one of the fax/modem software products. These new, low-cost, high-speed 14.4Kb/s or V.32 bis modems are tremendous and will actually auto­matically increase speed to 19.2Kb/s (or V.32 terbo modems) when they sense comparable modems at both ends of the communication line. With real speeds of 19.2Kb/s and a price now under $300 per modem, almost everyone can afford to have the real-time data exchange possible when using these modems. An even newer development is the release of the new 28.8 Kb/s modems. These V.fast class (or V.FC) modem products are priced between $500 and $700 and are available from several different vendors. However, these modems are not yet standard and will have to be upgraded to V.34 when the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) specifications are approved.The following is a list of some of the current vendors of modems:Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc. (404) 441-1617Microcom Inc. (617) 551-1000MultiTech Systems, Inc. (612) 785-9874U.S. Robotics Inc. (708) 982-5001Software that Works is the AnswerFax/modem software, when combined with one of the fax compatible modems, will allow end users to send faxes from the fax/modem in their computer. Feeding sheets through the fax machine will not be necessary for documents created on the system. If the documentAICPA TECHNOLOGY ALERTInformation Technology Membership Section American Institute of Certified Public Accountants©1994 AICPAyou are faxing is kept on electronic media, all you need to do is select the fax/modem port as your print device and print the document. This is especially helpful when you are faxing a multiple page document or you are faxing a document to many people. The software will allow you to keep a phone book of people to whom you fax often. Some software versions even allow you to set up groups so that all you need to do is select the group of people you need to fax and the system takes care of sending each fax (including waiting for a clear line with retries set by you) and error checking of transmission protocol. Errors are reported in a send log. The send log can easily re-submit any fax that was not received due to problems. What used to be a hassle is now a simple print command.Receive Faxes TooSome of the products also allow you to set your machine to receive faxes and then print them on plain paper. While not as nice as a real plain paper fax machine, this could be a great way to get around the high cost of plain paper fax in the short term.Windows EnhancementThe fax process is enhanced greatly when using Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, or Windows NT. They provide multitasking, which allows the user to continue working on something else while the faxing process takes place in the background. In fact, the latest release of Windows for Workgroups will allow end users to not only fax in the background but will allow one computer to share its fax modem with other users across the peer-to-peer network much like a shared printer.Current Fax Software ProductsCurrently, the following fax/modem software products are available. It seems that Winfax Pro and DOSfax Pro from Delrina are the most popular choice.Product• DOSfax Pro• Eclipse Fax• FaxWorks Pro• QuickLink Gold• Winfax ProVendorDelrinaPhoenix Technologies, Ltd.SofNet Inc.Smith Micro Software, Inc.DelrinaContact(416) 441-3676(617) 551-4000(404) 984-8088(714) 362-5800(416) 441-3676

Fax/Modem Capabilities; Technology Alert, August 1994

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Fax/Modem Capabilities; Technology Alert, August 1994

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