Zoom and US Robotics make USB modems which might work. I don't know, I haven't tried them.
Other than that, you need to get hold of a MFD which has fax capability. Brother, Epson, and HP all make units with that ability. Apple's USB modem will not work. It's dead. On 17 Oct 2012, at 20:46 , Jean-Christophe Helary <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 18, 2012, at 8:00 AM, LuKreme <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Check the tidbits site for several articles on Internet faxing. This has the >> benefit of allowing you to get rid of the landline altogether. > > Yes, but I don't want to get rid of my landline and I don't really want to > use internet faxing services either. > > I only want the computer to replace the telephone/fax machine. I'd use the > Apple modem to connect to the landline, and I'd dial from the Mac, speak from > the microphone, ear from the speakers, set the answering machine with the GUI > etc. > > Maybe there is something that I do not understand how phone/fax machines > work, because I was really expecting to find a replacement software right > away. > > For ex, there are dialer programs, but they still require you to use the > phone after they've dialed the number. They don't seem to make use of the > mike/speaker hardware side of the Mac to replace the phone altogether. > > Jean-Christophe Helary > ---------------------------------------- > fun: http://mac4translators.blogspot.com > work: http://www.doublet.jp (ja/en > fr) > tweets: http://twitter.com/brandelune > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
