[BC] RE: Fax Software

[Robert Meuser]

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

Shame on them but what can you do????

 >
 > Typical scene:
 >
 > Sales manager types up copy on her typewriter,

Types on a typewriter????   Can you even buy one these days. First reason for 
dismissal he/she needs to be using word processing.


  faxes copy to client.
  Word processing can fax  (if client is century challenged) via computer.


  A
 > few minutes later client faxes back copy with an OK,

They can fax to a computer


  sales manager
 > types  up order for traffic.


She types????   see above



  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.)

Which is why this needs to be computerized. Did you misss the last century???

 >
 > 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.


Sounds to me you are the inverse Pied Pipe, taking them in the wrong direction.


 >
 > 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.

Sucks to be you and stupid to have take that approach

 >
 > 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


Computers do this very well since you dont have to print the junk faxes and kill 
trees and use toner.

R