09-02-2006, 03:14 PM
M-A-M, using the version of FaxSTF that came on the extra CD w/ a G3 MT that had the internal modem option from the factory, and the "PrintToPict" drivers to output the faxes into different formats. The 7300 actually replaced a PowerCenter Pro that crapped out (since rebuilt and redeployed) that was serving the same duty, so your PTP should be fine. The 7300 is using a USR Sportster 56kb din 8 serial fax modem hiding in a 33kb case... a real Fry's special from way back when.
They advertised the high speed modem for about half of what other 56kb modems were going for at the time, so I jumped on it as the mis-marked case didn't make a difference. Damn thing didn't work. Took it back and exchanged it. Still didn't work. They virtually all came back to Fry's, and the price kept going down. I called USR, and figured out that the cables they supplied had the wrong pin config, so they sent me the right cable for free. Been working great ever since. Got a couple more for other people, and clued the Fry's crew in on the cable thing, after which they sold the modems and a bunch of extra cables, but by then the price drop far exceeded the price of the extra cable.
I really like billb's 1400 "actively" keeping the shelf clear of dust as the most creative use, but I guess I should have been clearer that the subject mac must be running, and the productive benefit provided must be based on tasks accomplished by open applications being run by said computer's powered on cpu...
They advertised the high speed modem for about half of what other 56kb modems were going for at the time, so I jumped on it as the mis-marked case didn't make a difference. Damn thing didn't work. Took it back and exchanged it. Still didn't work. They virtually all came back to Fry's, and the price kept going down. I called USR, and figured out that the cables they supplied had the wrong pin config, so they sent me the right cable for free. Been working great ever since. Got a couple more for other people, and clued the Fry's crew in on the cable thing, after which they sold the modems and a bunch of extra cables, but by then the price drop far exceeded the price of the extra cable.
I really like billb's 1400 "actively" keeping the shelf clear of dust as the most creative use, but I guess I should have been clearer that the subject mac must be running, and the productive benefit provided must be based on tasks accomplished by open applications being run by said computer's powered on cpu...