[BC] RE: Fax Software

[Tom Taggart]

Fax machines are not going away soon.  Too many clients and agencies want  
to fax you something, rather than use e-mail.

Typical scene:

Sales manager types up copy on her typewriter, faxes copy to client.  A  
few minutes later client faxes back copy with an OK, sales manager types  
up order for traffic.  Her daughter in law the office manager sticks the  
order into the billing computer, while complaining that her mother in law  
needs to learn how to do this hereself, she is busy with the GM's  
proposals and billing and,,,,.  (The sales manager, with a smile on her  
face, ignores her daughter-in-law and goes out to kill...err sell  
something, and drag it back in later that day.)

Fax machines are people friendly. Computers are not. People oriented folks  
pay the bills in this business. You need to keep them happy with simple  
devices.

That's why I need to keep fax machines going. Unfortunately what seems to  
be available is either all-in one printers/copiers/fax and coffee-makers  
(and the laser ones are expensive) or these little ink jet stand alones.  
This HP machine was bought from a major computer store in Columbus because  
I just happened to be up there when the old carbon-paper fax rolled over  
and died. Only thing they had that looked like it might survive for more  
than a few days.

Hence the desire to find something to handle all the incoming junk  
economically.  I'll see how the built in XP software works--if I can find  
it. Other suggestions for stand-alone programs appreciated
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