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- Path: mix.com!sluggy
- From: billy@mix.com
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Does Cardinal/Supra write their own firmware?
- Date: 7 Jan 1996 15:25:01 -0700
- Organization: Billy's Place
- Sender: root@primenet.com
- Message-ID: <4cph7t$aas@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
- References: <4cpegd$1di2@news.gate.net>
- X-Posted-By: billy@usr2.primenet.com
-
- Gary & Robin <hoch@gate.net> writes:
-
- > If its true that all Rockwell based modems also use identical firmware
- > in addition to identical chipsets, why not just buy the cheapest of
- > these, assuming I don't want to spend the bucks for the Sportster?
-
- Well... probably the major difference is in the quality of components
- used to couple to the phone line. There's usually a relay and a small
- transformer here, and/or some capacitors - all of which can affect
- performance.
-
- Besides, I don't think USR uses these same chipsets....
-
- Billy Y..
-