From cbmaus!cbmozq!gpsoft!gregp@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com Tue Oct 6 05:50:00 1992 Received: from rutgers.edu by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.0) id AA12360; Tue, 6 Oct 92 05:49:51 PDT Received: from cbmvax.UUCP by rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.4/3.08) with UUCP id AA15285; Tue, 6 Oct 92 07:41:36 EDT Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA14868; Tue, 6 Oct 92 05:51:25 EDT Received: by cbmaus.au.so.commodore.com; Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:37 EST Received: by cbmozq.adsp.sub.org; Tue, 6 Oct 1992 18:17 EST Received: by gpsoft.adsp.sub.org (V1.16/Amiga) id AA0033l; Tue, 6 Oct 92 17:25:44 EST-10 Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 17:25:44 EST-10 Message-Id: <9210062225.AA0033k@gpsoft.adsp.sub.org> In-Reply-To: <9209300621.AA23945@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu> X-Mailer: //\\miga Electronic Mail (AmiElm 1.11) Organization: GPSoftware Reply-To: cbmaus!cbmozq!gpsoft!gregp@cbmehq.so.commodore.com From: gregp@gpsoft.adsp.sub.org (Dr Greg Perry) (Dr Greg Perry) To: zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu Subject: Re: Update to GPFax Content-Type: text Content-Length: 10719 Status: R Hi Dan (Dan Zerkle), in <9209300621.AA23945@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu> on Sep 29 you wrote: > Greg- > > I'd like you to do one more re-write. Spend a paragraph to describe > the software--not just the updates. Without worrying about the changes, > explain what is special about this software (no need for hyperbole, > of course). Your post will be seen by over 40,000 people who read > the .announce group. If you describe your product carefully and mention > that it can be purchased with or without Supra modems, you might get > yourself a few new customers. Dan, Like this? ========================================================================== ---------------------cut ------------------------------------------- --------------- A Brief Summary of GPFax for the Amiga ------------- GPFax has been designed as the Fax Solution for Amigas. It supports the TR 29 class 2 draft specifications for FAX modems. A version is also available for Class 1 modems (Rockwell AT224ATF chipset). Supported modems include the Supra, Maestro, Interlink and many others. (Generally any modem using Rockwell or XR chipsets) GPFax is a full send and receive FAX package providing the user with more options than available on most fax machines. The software incorporates: * GPFax runs on any Amiga, PAL or NTSC, under any Amiga OS from 1.3 or later including WB2.xx. 1Mb required and hard disk drive strongly preferred. Operates with a full intuition interface either fully mouse and/or keyboard driven requiring NO external libraries or other software. * Automatic or manual reception of faxes with time, date and sender ID saving. A full transaction log is kept which allows easy access to sent or received faxes and can be printed from within the software. * Multiple faxes may be sent to multiple numbers with auto generation of individual cover pages and fax header stamps. Faxes may be sent immediately or scheduled for unattended transmission at a later time. * Received faxes can be viewed as a 1:1 image, or scaled 1:2, 1:4 or inverted for full width viewing. Faxes may be printed on standard Amiga printer or saved as black and white IFF images. * A printer driver is supplied with the software and is installed as the default printer on request. All printing via the standard Amiga printer device will be converted and saved as a G3 fax, ready for transmission. For example, this allows direct creation of faxes from programs such as Deluxe Paint (standard graphics printing), PPage & PageStream (desktop publishing) and from Prowrite and WordPerfect etc (text to PRT:) * Receive 'security' is available on incoming faxes to prevent Junk fax. * A full phonebook system is included. Single, multiple and group dialling are supported. * User defined cover page information is stored with every phone number entry for automatic generation of fax header sheets. Has the ability to include any IFF image as part of the header for company logo etc. Allows inclusion of scanned or IFF signature files. Transmission of Cover page is optional. * Create and send faxes in FINE or STANDARD mode. Received faxes may be re-transmitted as received. Both resolution faxes are able to be printed on a standard amiga printer. * Any TEXT file or IFF image can be converted to Group 3 fax image format either prior to or during sending. A limited set of imbedded commands are available with text->fax conversion. These allow highlighting with bold, italic, underlined or reversed text and page breaks, plus inclusion of IFF graphic images within the created fax page. * Full AREXX support with more than 25 commands allowing complete remote control of fax functions. * Auto-detection between FAX and DATA connections. Ability to interface with BBS software such as STAR-NET etc to provide a fax server capability for dial-in users * Faxes are created in the standard CBM IFF FAX form with proprietary extensions. (The format is freely available) * Under WB2.04, an application icon can be switched on which enables the user to drop any type of icon onto it and the software will take the appropriate action. * The program can be iconified full functional background operation. Recommended retail price for the software is currently $AUS159.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GPFax is available from world wide from Supra Corporation US or Germany either bundled with one of their FAX/DATA modems or as a stand alone package. It is also available direct from GPSoftware, Supra Corporation 21 Aloomba Rd, 7101 Supra Drive S.W. Ashgrove, Queensland Albany, Oregon 97321 Australia 4060 USA Phone/Fax +61 7 3661402 Phone 503 967-2400 Contact: Dr Greg Perry, (Dealer enquiries welcome) ======================================================================= ---------------------cut ------------------------------------------- > > You say that you might get this update on Internet ftp sites. If so, > you should give the site name, the file name, and the directory path. > You should also give the modem number of Supra's BBS. > I have not had time to arrange this since I do not have direct access to internet myself. > > Also, I'm not going to require it, but you might want a bit less > detail in your listing of the new features. More people will read all > the way through a shorter message, that's all. > > -Dan > ---------------------cut ------------------------------------------- ========================================================================== OFFICIAL RELEASE NOTES: GPFAX Version 2.04 29th September 1992 ========================================================================== The following changes have been made since the release of version 2.01 of GPFAX Send and Receive fax software for the Amiga. These changes are to add some minor extra features,fix a few bugs and add functions available with the new ROMS from Supra for the V32Bis modems (1.2E or greater) Because of different versions of GPFax which have been released, there are THREE possible patch archives. patchsupra : for Supra versions 2.01 2.5.92 patch920502 : for generic version 2.01 2nd May 1992 patch920610 : for generic version 2.01 10th June 1992 These files are available from Supra BBS in the US, AmigaNet sites worldwide and via file request from Maurizio Fabiani's system in Italy (File request is passworded with password 'greg') Internet sites as soon! (** at last resort dial in to CCUGQBBS +61 7 3006357/3006356 and download direct.) MINOR CHANGES ------------- Minor changes to some internal functions. Fix for view screen size when running under NTSC. Some changes to serial code to provide more safety for REXX scripts LISTEN/UNLISTEN etc More optimisation for Supra 14.4 mode fax capability More optimisation for adaptive answering for Supra V32bis modems with new version ROMS. Hangup codes are now limited to 0-255. Some modems actually return hangup values >255 for some reason. Hangup codes NOW displayed as HEX values (as in manuals!) Improved BBS interface (see below) Added ability to use Users WB colours (!!) Fixed GPFax/18 font for our Northern European users. Now contains the AE character! MAJOR CHANGES ------------- 1. NEW Printer Driver -modified to overcome incorect paging on some software. Now works correctly with PPage, Prowrite, FinalCopy etc. 2. The NAME of the service shown in the logbook and in the scheduler. 3. Ring Detection count 4. AUTO Detection of Modem speed capability For the Supra V32 this will now be 14,400. (NEW ROMS) 5. NEW TOOLTYPES and command line switches Icon Position Allows you to set the X and Y coordinates USEWBCOLOURS Reads the colours from the users WB screen. For 2024 monitors 6. minor - Busy pointer no longer changes pointer colours - Program no longer aborts transmit if busy detected. - Printing routines have been re-written to work better with postscript page orientated printer drivers (such as available in WB2.1 and 3.0) - phonebook wild cards search may be either UNIX style *? or AmigaDos #? 7. New Arexx commands OPENSERIAL CLOSESERIAL INITMODEM LISTEN/UNLISTEN ** SPECIAL BBS COMMANDS: These commands improve the BBS interface ** RECEIVENOW Starts immediate reception of FAX data by sending AT+FDR to the modem. SCHEDULEFAX RESETSCHEDULES Resets ALL the currently scheduled faxes to be sent at current time + TIME COVERPAGES Allows cover pages to be turned ON/OFF when using Arexx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 3.0 information. We are working on Version 3. This is a total rewrite of the software to add numerous extra features including some very exciting options being developed by Supra and other manufacturers. All registered users will be notified by mail when V3 is available. We are also working with the authors of several BBS packages to enhance the BBS interface and AREXX commands. Projected release date for version 3.0 is December 1992. ----------------------- Dr Greg Perry, GPSoftware 28th September 1992 ---------------------cut ------------------------------------------- __ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr Greg Perry GPSoftware, 21 Aloomba Rd, ASHGROVE AUSTRALIA 4060 | | EMAIL:INTERNET uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmaus!cbmozq!gpsoft!gregp | | CBMNET: gregp@gpsoft.adsp.sub.org | __ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr Greg Perry GPSoftware, 21 Aloomba Rd, ASHGROVE AUSTRALIA 4060 | | EMAIL:INTERNET uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmaus!cbmozq!gpsoft!gregp | | CBMNET: gregp@gpsoft.adsp.sub.org |