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>I think a better solution would have been to use the serial port rather than the modem port to send a fax. Serial-to-USB adapters are easy to find. With the f
by romwell 2y ago
>I think a better solution would have been to use the serial port rather than the modem port to send a fax. Serial-to-USB adapters are easy to find.
With the file sizes involved, one could take a picture of the screen showing the hex dump with a smartphone, and then OCR that.
No need to even bother with external hardware.
- remram 2y agoGiven that the perfect image from the fax barely worked, a photograph would certainly not do.
- wruza 2y agoOr they’d do with a similar accuracy, since the main factor here is font rendering resolution.
- romwell 2y ago>Given that the perfect image from the fax barely worked, a photograph would certainly not do. Photo resolution is higher than a fax resolution, and one can increase the font size / decrease screen resolution. Plus, they can still apply the same approach they used for fax.