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- From: frank-e@primenet.com (Frank)
- Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Any Fix for Delrina Talkworks/Sportster Yet??????
- Date: 13 Mar 1996 18:22:01 -0700
- Organization: Primenet Services for the Internet
- Sender: root@primenet.com
- Message-ID: <3147747f.12966354@news.primenet.com>
- References: <31410314.2284575@NNTP.IX.NETCOM.COM> <19960310.094707.899530.NETNEWS@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU> <31435bb1.7293722@NEWS1.sympatico.ca> <4i6hum$qet@wpg-01.escape.ca>
- X-Posted-By: ip186.mci.primenet.com
-
- On Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:17:33 GMT, operator@escape.ca (John L.
- Singleton) wrote:
-
- >the Delrina stuff works with USR modems that have firmware date from
- >February 96 onward, work with firmware from sept 85 onward for the
- >most part, and have trouble with prior versions of USR/Gateway
- >firmware.
-
- Hi John,
- Is this a typo? I didn't know voice modems were around in '85.
-
- >The fact is that USR/Gateway failed to use an industry
- >standard when creating the firmware for these modems as well (or the
- >standard changed from their expectations as they rushed to get their
- >fast modems on the market before the standard was finalized).
-
- Hmmm, in talking w\USR, they said they use fax class 2.0 which is
- *the* universal standard (they claim), & that Symantec (& lots of
- others) use class 2, which is supposed to be different.
-