Re: [NTLK] Receiving faxes...

It's perfectly suited for my job - I assign things to a report
( can't go into detail ) and then fax it back
to the guys staying behind. I've created phone lists for my shop the
last time I was on that det so we
could consolidate our crummy handwritten ones. All that information
conveniently located! :)
Although yes, faxing isn't nearly as common or necessary as it used
to be, it definitely comes in handy.
Must be my inner Boy Scout "being prepared". :)
I used both the "cigarette pack" and PCMCIA modems - both worked great!

...even might have sold a buddy of mine on getting a Newton - he sees
me bring my MP 100 to our
meetings and taking notes on it all the time.

>
> At one time, I used my Newtons (both 120 and 2100) extensively for
> faxing--both sending and receiving. In comparison to using computers
> for the work, it was much faster, simpler and more reliable on the
> order of magnitudes. I don't remember ever dropping a line in the
> middle of a fax session on my Newt (using the cigarette modem). I
> never had issues with reading faxes, and as Bob said, the ability to
> annotate directly on the fax (including HWR--my text was genuine text,
> not handwriting--except when I wanted it--signatures, etc.). I could
> go through a whole session of several faxes, and never think about the
> fact that I was using a tiny-screened device. I still think that the
> best fax platform I've ever used was my Newton. Right now, I have a
> dedicated printer/fax, and don't use my Newton, because I do more
> sending of paper documents, but it is still my favorite "fax machine"
> for receiving. Oh, and the bulk of my faxing is international. ;-)
>
> --
> -Jon Glass
> Krakow, Poland
> <jonglass@usa.net>
>
> "I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals." --
> Jack Nicklaus

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