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Skriven 2009-12-12 10:13:00 av TOM WALKER (1:123/140)
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Ärende: bgfax view format?
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ML> AA> Does anyone remember what format (or extension) BGFAX used when
ML> AA> saving  copies of sent faxes?

ML>i'm thinking either RAW or TIFF... i should still have some BGFax stuff in m
ML>system's files areas... and there's also some stuff still on the web, too...

There are any Fax File formats. Variations of TIFF and PCX are two of
them. And as a side note the old File Conversion Program HiJaak
Pro supported some 22 different Fax File Formats.
Here is a sghort piece form the Intyernet of explination for hte many
file formats
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Even though all of these FAX file formats were created to store the same
kind of image data obtained from the same type of hardware device (i.e.,
FAX cards), each one is slightly different from all the others. This is
problematic.

The evolution of the FAX card industry in some ways recapitulates the
early evolution of the computer industry as a whole. Each company
perhaps imagined it was working alone, or, if not, would quickly come to
dominate the market. As the presence of competition became clear, a mad
scramble to ship products ensued, and corners were cut. Because
companies making FAX cards are by definition hardware-oriented, you can
guess where the corners were cut: software.

As the industry started to mature, companies realized that competition
was a fact of life, and tried to differentiate their products. One way
to do so was through the promulgation of proprietary "standards,"
designed to keep the originator company one jump ahead of any
competition unlucky enough not to be able to push their own
specification. Add an unhealthy glop of NIH ("not invented here") spread
liberally over the entire FAX board industry, and you have the present
situation.
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