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04 THE, BUS'lON UUmK WEIJNKSIJAV, NOVEMHfc'R 8, ISM I If you must fax with your PC, WinFax Pro is your best bet Computers IfflllWllHHflmMiHR AN JOSE, CALIF. THE THREE HAR-dest parts of personal computing are printing, networking and telecommunications. These I are the places I most often run into bugs, ex ceptions and headaches. Such problems spring' FaxWorks Pro (Sofnet, 800-329-9675; $129.99) is a completely different program from the former FaxWorks. It is great at storing and retrieving faxes but not as good at graphics or annotation as WinFax or at OCR as FaxMaster.

It can, uniquely, diagnose problems in your modem. It comes with a small set of cover sheets and lets you shop through them displayed as thumbnails. You can view and zoom in on thumbnails of received faxes, automatically created and stored with the reception log. Without leaving the log you can even look at a single page of a long fax. Uniquely, FaxWorks Pro also lets you create "file cabinets" with "folders" for storing faxes, permits Boolean searching through stored faxes and compresses attachments to save disk space.

For creating and sending faxes, FaxWorks Pro doesn't offer much cover sheet flexibility. Nor does it have the easy broadcast abilities of WinFax. I don't see clear winners or losers among these three, though overall I give WinFax the edge. It is the easiest to use for anything beyond single-page-single-recipient stuff and does well in almost all areas of faxing. If I were most concerned with receiving faxes, it would be a tossup between FaxMaster with superior OCR for turning faxes into editable files and FaxWorks Pro with the best storing and sorting.

Whichever you buy, don't pay the full retail price. You can find them for $80 or less in discount stores and sometimes for only $50 as an upgrade. I'm sticking with e-mail whenever I can. The headaches are fewer, all files are editable without OCR, there's no paper involved (which zeros out printing problems), and if I need to send a fax, I can via an e-mail service such as MCI Mail (which will convert my e-mail message into a faxed or even mailed letter). use, with button bars you can click on for common commands, logs and address books that are no trouble to read, and even simple cover sheet creation options.

It is powerful, with a large collection of cover sheets; immediate annotation of cover sheets; viewing of one, two or many pages at once, including zooming in or out; and a log that tracks the date, time, size, billing codes and keywords of faxes (if you enter them for each fax it cannot figure these automatically). The log isn't as flexible as some competitors'. It can't search with multiple criteria, such as "faxes before this date and from that person." The phone book lets you find individual numbers or create groups, even pulling in numbers from any PIM (personal information manager) program you might have. When you send, unlike other fax programs that handle only one document at a time, you can push several files out in one transmission. WinFax Pro can import nearly a dozen types of computer files as graphics and then let you annotate them as though with a simple drawing program.

Because the program supports the Windows OLE technology (Object Linking and Embedding) you could even call directly upon any Windows graphics program for fiddling with your fax. For changing received faxes into text, WinFax Pro has OCR ability, but it is not as accurate as that in Caere's FaxMaster. FaxMaster (Caere, 800-535-7226; $109) offers all the basic abilities from sending and receiving to broadcast that are in any complete fax software. And it is arguably the easiest program for sending a single fax to a single recipient. It isn't as easy for sending larger or multiple faxes or broadcasting.

FaxMaster is strongest in OCR. That's no surprise: Caere makes lots of award-winning recognition programs. If you must edit the files you receive, get Fax-Master The next most potent part of FaxMaster is the storage of faxes. It shows thumbnails of every fax, listing the phone number, how many pages and when the fax was received while giving you a view of the cover page. FaxMaster is weakest in annotation there is none -and cover sheets offering none of its own and little creative control.

Many faxes I receive are papers awaiting signature and return by fax which means I'd have to print them, sign them and then scan them in again anyway. If you do opt for computer faxing, remember that receiving is tougher than sending and that many inexpensive fax modems can't do it. They're "send only." What if you want to send a single fax to many recipients? What if you do this regularly? That's the best reason to get a fax modem. You can create any number of address lists in your fax software and automatically send your document to each person on any list. That's called "broadcasting" a fax.

You can even use a "fax merge" facility to customize each document for its particular address. If this is your work, then computer faxing is the only way to go. (You can even tell the computer to do this automatic work in the middle of the night, when telephone rates are low.) Most fax modems come with simple fax software to let you send and receive. Most pretend the fax modem is a printer. You create your document in your word processor, spreadsheet or other program, then choose to "fax" as though you were choosing to "print" the result.

You give the phone number to fax to or choose it from those you've saved in a software address book and any special options such as adding a cover sheet (you can buy collections of fax cover sheet layouts) or dictating how many times the fax should be sent. So try the software that comes with your fax modem first. Only if that isn't enough should you look to a more powerful fax program. This may offer: Better broadcasting (making and using various address lists). Easier viewing (seeing the fax on screen.) Use of more fonts.

Redirection of incoming faxes to printer or disk. More flexible logging (keeping track of what you've sent and received). Archiving and compression of old faxes. Annotating (adding notes to a fax right on screen). Custom cover sheets.

Extensive fax management (for saving and later finding faxes you sent or received). Boolean searches (so instead of looking for a single keyword you can look for a fax that has one keyword and not another, or has both or any other combination). OCR (for converting faxes into documents you can edit and then save in far less disk space). Faxing is a graphic process you view faxes on screen as graphic images so I find it much easier to do in Windows than on a PC just running DOS. This week I investigated some of the best-known Windows fax programs.

WinFax Pro (Delrina, (800-268-6082; $129) is the best overall, though it is bested in a few areas by competitors. Oddly, it is a fine program for both beginners and experts something rare in software. It's generally easy to from interfaces those spots where one computer part communicates with another. Any mistake in communication, even a comma out of place or a momentary delay in atsignal, can completely derail the printer, network or message. Fax modems directed by fax programs let your computer send and receive fax messages.

That is, they let your computer communicate with fax machines or other fax modems, sending one or many pages at a time through the telephone line. Computer faxing involves printing, telecommunications and sometimes even networking (when you share a ijLx modem with others in your group). As you might guess, that adds up to frequent frustrations. jj That's my bias right up front If you don't really need to send and receive faxes via computer, don't put your foot into this trap. I read the breathless articles about joining the future Wday by switching from old-fashioned fax machines to rigw-fashioned computer fax.

But I also hear the complaints of fax software users about incompatibilities, lost addresses and complex font and quality choices. And I have to remind excitable beginners that replacing your fax machine with a computer means buying a fix modem, fax software, an optical scanner (that's the oi)ly way to send a page you aren't creating in your computer), and even a printer (if you don't have a top-notch dot-matrix printer or laser printer already). That's as much as five to 10 times the expense of a simple $200 or $.100 fax machine. Also, you can teach any assistant how tause a fax machine in a few minutes. It can take hours show a newcomer how to fax from your computer.

What if you want to receive faxes, reading them on screen avoiding the expense and paper consumption of a separate fax machine? This scheme tempted me with visions of a paperless office and total organization. I shied away when I realized the downsides. Receiving faxes often ties up your computer so you can't get other work done. Remember that unless you get a switch that can automatically detect a fax call and route it to the modem, you'll want a telephone line for your fax modem that's separate from your voice line and your regular modem line. Received faxes are only graphic images that you cannot pop into a word processor or spreadsheet without using additional and rarely perfect OCR (optical character recognition) software to translate.

Phillip Robinson unites about computers. You can call him at 415 771-6256, or write to him care of the Mercury Neu)s, Business Department, 750 RidderPurk Drive, San Jose, Calif. 95190. His MCI Mail address is "probinson" at mailbox 327-8909. Earnings Dividends Coots, Adolph Ben Jerry's Homemade Inc.

(Waterbury, VU Q3 Sept 25 Dibrell Bros Dreyfs StraMuBd DuffPhelp UtilTF 1993 199Z FstNtlBk Anchor Sales S39.28M Freeport McMo GWC Net income 2.25M 2.19M Per share (primary) .32 .37 NuvMuMktOpp Nuv MulnFd Nuv MuValFd NuvNC Preln NuvNJ Premln2 NuvNJ Premln3 NuvNY InsPr NuvNY lnsPr2 NuvNY InQuMu NuvNY Muln NuvNY MuMktOp NuvNY MuVal NuvNY PerfPlus NuvNY Premln NuvNY QuInMn NuvOH Prln 9 months Sales 1O8.60M 103.98M Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec l1 Dec 1 Gerber Scientif Goodyear Tire IVAX Iroquois Bncp Jefferies Group Net income 6.1 1M 5.68M Per share (primary) .86 .95 Kelly 12V2C Nov 30 18C Dec 1 5.95C Nov 12 8c Nov 16 6.00 Dec 1 31V.it Nov 15 25C Nov 16 6c Nov 12 15C Nov 16 2C Nov 15 14c Nov 9 5C Nov 15 30e Nov 12 7'2C Nov 15 5.85C Nov 15 9c Nov 15 7 Vie Nov 15 14C Dec 15 7C Nov 15 5C Nov 15 5.3C Nov 15 5C Nov 15 5.8C Nov 15 13e Nov 15 6C Nov 12 23C Nov 19 Kemper Hg Inco EcoSdence Corp. (Worcester) Ql Sept. 30 Kemper Intermed Kemp MultMkt 1993 1992 Revenues S2.75M $567,000 9 6C Nov 15 6C Nov 15 5.7c Nov 15 6C Nov 15 6Ac Nov 15 6.05C Nov 15 6.65C Nov 15 6 15C Nov 15 8.65C Nov 15 6'AC Nov 15 9.4c Nov 15 5.45C Nov 15 9.35C Nov 15 6.15C Nov 15 7.45C Nov 15 6V2C Nov 15 5.7c Nov 15 7.15C Nov 15 6V2C Nov 15 6.3C Nov 15 7.85C Nov 15 9.34 Nov 15 9.9C Nov 15 7VzC6 Nov 15 7 45c Nov 15 6.94C Nov 15 7.8C Nov 15 8e Nov 15 5.36c Nov 15 9.1c Nov 15 7 9c Nov 15 7V2C6 Nov 15 Kempr Muln Dec 15 Dec 15 Nov 29 Dec 1 Dec 15 Dec 1 Dec 1 Nov 30 Dec 15 Dec 1 Nov 30 Dec 15 Nov 19 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Nov 30 Jan 3 Nov 30 Nov 30 Nov 30 Nov 30 Nov 30 Nov 30 Nov 19 Dec 10 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 1 Liberty MFS Charter Net income (2.37M) (1.30M) Per share (.35) (.20) REDUCED KemprStrMu 6.8c Nov 15 Dec 1 NuvA2 Preln Nov 15 Dec 1 NuvNJ Preln 6.4c Nov 15 Dec 1 MfTUL Expediters Intl WA 5c Dec 1 Dec 15 Indiana Energy 25'2 Nov 17 Dec 1 MCI Commun Nov 19 Dec 10 RFS Hotel Inv lie Nov 8 Nov 15 EXTRA Nuv CA InvQual 4c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv CA Pert PlusMn 2.2C Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv CA Qual Inco 2Vtt Nov 15 Dec 1 NuvCA SeQuMu mt Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv FL Qual Inco 1. It Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv Ins Muni Opp 01 it Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv Ins Prem Inco lc Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv Ml Qual Inco 4 Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv NJ Inv Qual 3. 1 5e Nov 1 5 Dec 1 Nuv NJ Qual Inco 4.4 Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv NY Inv Qual 2C Nov 15 Dec 1 NuvNY MuMktOp 3e Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv NY Perl Plus 2.2c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv NY Qual Inco 1 Vic Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv NY Sel Qual 3e Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv OH Qual Inco 4.2c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv PA Inv Qual 3.8c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv PA Qual Inco 1.15c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv PrelnMu 2.85c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv Prem Ins Muni 0c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv Prem Munilnco 2.2c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv Qual IncoMuni 1.3c Nov 15 Dec 1 Nuv TX Qual Inco 3c Nov 15 Dec 1 MFS GvMrkt MFS Intermed MFS Multimrkl Pro-NAFTA group stumps for pact Essex County Gas Co.

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So let's seize the moment." ($0.30) ($1.17) Reinsurance Grp Sands Regent Source Capital Student Loan Sun Energy Partnr Teleflex ysuco USP REIT United Tech Worthen Banking Zweig Total Ret Computalog 9 mos Coventry 3d qtr 9 mos Drversicare 9 mos Enserv 9 mos Expediter IrrrJ 3d qtr 9 mos General Nutrition 3d qtr 9 mos 9 mos 9 mos Hudson Foods 4th qtr Year John B. Sanfilippo 3d qtr 9 mos Legent 4th qtr Year Marine Harvest Ind. 4th qtr 9 mos Masco 3d qtr 9 mos ($1.61) Nov 30 Nov 30 6.05c Nov 15 6WC Nov 15 7.3C Nov 15 6.35c Nov 15 6.95C Nov 15 8.9C Nov 15 9.65C Nov 15 6c Nov 15 63C Nov 15 5.7C Nov 15 6Vt Nov 15 6.35c Nov 15 5.95C Nov 15 9.6c Nov 15 something that establishes the structure for decades to come," said Kissinger, the ex-Harvard professor who served presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. NAFTA, he said, "is the first and crucial step" toward creating a new architecture for the post-Cold War period. "There is nothing more important in the field of foreign policy that the Congress is going to do in the rest of this decade." Carter, who used every ounce of clout he could muster in 1978 to win Senate ratification of the treaty giving the Panama Canal back to Panama, noted that "a lot of decisions in this great country have been made that result in temporary unpopularity but are best in the long run for our nation NAFTA is one of those issues." To vote the treaty down, Carter said, would be "a devastating blow" to US relations in the hemisphere and to "the leadership of our country in other hemispheres and continents." Baker, a former Republican White House chief of staff and secretary of both Treasury and State who has been suggested as a future Republican presidential candidate, noted the irony of his being in a Democratic White House on the traditional Election Day, but spoke only of bipartisanship.

NAFTA Continued from page 47 ence included one current and six former secretaries of the treasury, four former secretaries of state, seven Nobel-laureates in economics and such diverse figures as John Gardner, founder of Common Cause; industrialist Lee Iacocca; Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, president-emeritus of Notre Dame University, and former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker. Nevertheless, White House officials conceded they couldn't win a vote if it were held today, and outspoken NAFTA foe Ross Perot said in a telephone interview from Dallas that the "enormous pressure of the White House and both parties simply isn't working. They just don't have the votes." Organized labor is the strongest force arrayed against NAFTA, leaning hard on members of Congress with the argument that it will encourage US companies to move their plants and their jobs to Mexico. And members complain that offending the unions could cost them their seats in next year's elections.

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Paramount, which owns the Paramount Pictures movie studio and a sizable TV production operation, is teaming up with station owner Chris-Craft Industries on its new broadcast network. 374.00 374.50 $385.50 37500 375 50 20 NETWORK Continued from page 47 well as sports, are now the primary focus of several cable stations. The two main syndicated shows the station carries Hall" and "Star Trek." The Boston TV market is ranked No. 6 nationally, and the population of its so-called "designated marketing area" is 5.6 million, or 2.24 percent of the entire United States. The Boston market, which accounts for 2.1 million TV households according to the AC.

Nielsen reaches Worcester and includes southern New Hampshire and parts of Vermont, and Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Jim Byrne, who has been at Fox affiliate WFXT-TV for almost four years, knows what it's like to be a newcomer on the increasingly crowded TV dial. "YU, nobody Cola American Eagle 1 troy oz. Austrian 100 crown .9802 troy 02. Maple Leaf 1 troyoz.

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