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- From: lbhoang@digital.netvoyage.net (Long Hoang)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: New model USR Sportster?????
- Date: 11 Apr 1996 15:49:38 -0700
- Organization: NetVoyage
- Message-ID: <4kk2a2$8k5@digital.netvoyage.net>
- References: <1996Apr5.121445.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>
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- In article <1996Apr5.121445.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>,
- <jgfalk01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> wrote:
- >Yesterday I purchased a USR SPortster 33.6 modem in the internal version.
- >Upon inspection the ROM is surface mounted to the board. It has a supervisor
- >date of 1/11/96. I take it that this modem is non-rom upgradable as there is
- >no socket onboard. This is not the Win modem nor the VI model, just the
- >regular 28.8 with v 34+. Others keep referring to upgrading their rom chips.
- >Is this a thing of the past now that the chips are soldered to the modems???
-
- The only reason why they would solder it on is if they switched to Flash
- ROM (what's the part number on the soldered chip). With USR modems, Flash
- ROM is not a feature but a necessity. They should've done this a long
- time ago in the Sportster line. That would make their customers a little
- happier. And, imagine the money they would save from not having a
- support staff for handling ROM upgrades, shipping expenses, customer
- damaged units and having to do it several times.
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