The AppleFax Modem shipped with two types of software: the resource file
and the application. The easiest way to send a Fax is via the "AppleFax
Modem" resource file put in your System Folder. With this resource, you
can print, just as you do with a laser printer.
The AppleFax application goes beyond the resource, sending multiple Fax
messages to multiple addresses at pre-set times. The application also makes
a Macintosh file transfer rate 9600 baud possible.
AppleFax Software
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The AppleFax package contains the AppleFax application and the AppleFax
Modem resource file disk and three other disks containing LQ Fonts. The
AppleFax Modem works very much like the ImageWriter LQ, in that it requires
fonts when "printing" that are three times the size of the font on the
Macintosh screen. When these LQ fonts are installed in the System file you
can use the maximum 200 dpi density of the AppleFax Modem.
When the proper size font is not available, resolution suffers, but the Fax
document is still printed to the recipient. As long as the fonts are
available when the Fax is sent, even a "normal" Fax machine benefits for
the 200 dpi images sent from your Macintosh.
There are two ways to use the AppleFax Modem. The first is via the
AppleFax Modem resource file. Once that resource is dragged into the
System Folder and selected via the Chooser as the active resource, you're
in business.
The advantage of the AppleFax Modem resource is immediate conversion and
sending of the document you have selected. You don't even have to leave the
active application to send the Fax. You can select any document from within the
Finder and "print" it just as you would to a LaserWriter. When the dialog box
appears, you have the option of sending the document immediately ("Printing
it") or saving it to disk.
For example, if you plan to use the AppleFax application program to send
your multiple Fax documents at 1:00 AM, you would use the "Save Fax To
Disk" feature for each Fax you want to send with the application. You must
use the resource to convert your Macintosh documents into Fax documents. In
turn, you can use this resource from within the AppleFax application. Once
you have all the Fax documents saved to disk, you're ready to move on to
the "AppleFax" application.
The AppleFax application program for the AppleFax Modem turns your
Macintosh into a Fax station. The application does require the full
attention of the Macintosh and, therefore, won't run in the background.
When you start the AppleFax application, the application presents you with
various options. Among the main features of the application are that it
* Sends Macintosh files like Macintosh documents and applications.
* Sends many files or facsimiles to one destination.
* Sends one file or facsimile to multiple destinations.
* Specifies the time for the AppleFax Modem station to send your files or
facsimiles.
* Sends your files or facsimiles to another AppleFax Modem station that will
temporarily store and then forward the files to their final destination.
* Sends your files or facsimiles and then prompts the other AppleFax Modem
station to send its files back to you.
Here's a key difference between using the AppleFax resource and the
AppleFax application. With the application you can both receive and send
facsimiles. With the resource, you can only convert and send a Fax. The
application automatically saves the Macintosh files and Fax documents as
they are being received from the sender.
More About the AppleFax Application Program
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The two main ingredients in the AppleFax Modem application are "Address
Books" and "Envelopes." An address book contains the names of various Fax
stations, their phone numbers, and the best calling times. You drag
addresses over to "empty" envelopes which then become AppleFax Modem
application documents. You can put Macintosh files and previously-created
facsimiles into the envelope. Once that's done, you may either wait for
the envelope to be sent at the time indicated, or send it "immediately."
If you choose to have the envelope sent at the pre-set time, it is wise to
check the "Activity Report," when you come back. The report tells whether
the contents of the envelope were really sent, when, and any other problems
encountered.
One important note here. When an entry into the address book is created,
one of the choices is whether or not this address belongs to a "normal" Fax
machine, or to a AppleFax Modem. This is important, for when you drag your
address into an empty envelope, that envelope becomes either a
Fax-machine-only envelope or a Fax-document-and-Macintosh-files envelope,
for use with other AppleFax Modem stations. If you want to send to separate
types of stations in the same session, you can create more than one type of
envelope.