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- Subject: [1 of 2] Information from Supra on new ROMS
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- Date: 02 Sep 92 07:59:24 CST
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- From: swinokur@cellar.org (Steve Winokur)
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- Subject: Information from Supra on New ROMS
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- Date: 31 Aug 92 23:06:03 GMT
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- Here's some infomration from Supra about the new ROMS for the 14.4K modems.
-
- Hope it's enlightening.
-
- -steve
-
- SUPRA TECHNICAL SUPPORT BULLETIN
- STATUS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO V32BIS ROM (1.2G)
- 8/29/92
-
- Supra Corporation
- 7101 Supra Drive SW, Albany, OR 97321
- General (503) 967-2400 / Sales (503) 967-2410 / Fax (503) 967-2401
- Supra Tech Support (503) 967-2440 8:00am - 5:00pm PST, M-F
-
- Supra BBS........(503) 967-2444 24 Hours
- CompuServe.......76004,565
- BIX..............SupraCorp
- America Online...SupraCorp2
- GEnie............SupraTech
- AppleLink........D2456
- UseNet EMail.....supra@supra.uucp
-
- Supra is doing the final beta testing on its latest rom for the SupraFaxModem
- V32 and V32bis. Provided that this testing is completed with no problems,
- Supra will be ready to ship this rom to its current customers in a few weeks.
-
- Many of the enhancements are unique to the Supra V32/V32bis modem and are not
-
- available from other manufactures who are using Rockwell's v32/v32bis chipset
-
- or other v32/v32bis modems/fax modems that are on the market.
-
- The new rom is currently reved as 1.2G and will include the following
- features:
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- Enhances Busy Detection
- Fixes several Lock Display/Modem problems
- Improved Speed Renegotiation (Fall Back) upon bad line conditions
- Implements Fall Forward upon better line conditions
- Fixes Adaptive Answering (allows data/fax determination)
- Implements ECM (Error Correction Mode)
- Note: Must be supported by fax software
- Implements BFT mode (Binary File Transfer)
- Note: Must be supported by fax/terminal software
- Fixes problem with DCD line turning off if modem configured with &C
- &Dx and &Cx settings are respected when in fax mode
- Fixes problem connecting with some fax machines
- Added S-Register S109
- Added S-Register S110=3
-
- Implements Silent Answer (allows voice/fax determination)
- Note: Must be supported by fax software
- Implements Caller ID
-
- Supra will be sending an upgrade offer to all registered owners. This offer
- will be for either a free ROM which has all of the above features, except
- silent answer and caller ID, or for a charge of less than $30, a rom which
- has all of the above features, including silent answer and caller ID.
- Oversees customers will be able to get the roms from the overseas dealer that
-
- sold it to them. If they purchased the modem from a US dealer or Supra, they
-
- will need to order the rom from Supra, but there will be a shipping and
- handling charge.
-
- You will be able to order either rom from Supra via its BBS. We are
- currently working on the software to allow this, plus to allow you to enter
- your warranty card or change your warranty card online. Once this is
- working,
- it will be activated and you can immediately enter your order. The quickest
- way to order the rom will be via the BBS. Until then, please do not contact
- Supra to order either rom.
-
- The above information is subject to change or modification. At this time,
- this is all that is known. As soon as costs and other information is known,
- we will let you know via the Supra BBS.
-
-
- UPCOMMING FEATURES AND NEW PRODUCTS:
-
- The following features and new products are being worked on. We do not have
- any information on dates, technical information, upgrade costs, or product
- cost. As soon as we have the information, we will post it on our BBS.
-
- Internal version
- Certifiable International version
- MNP10
- V23
- Voice digitization in modem
- Voice software
- DTMF encoding/decoding
-
-
- MORE INDEPTH INFORMATION ON 1.2G ENHANCEMENTS
-
-
- Enhances Busy Detection
- Some people had several different problems with busy detection. All
- calls would return BUSY or only certain calls would return busy. All
-
- known problems have been fixed. This problem only happened to a small
-
- percentage of users.
-
- Fixes several Lock Display/Modem problems
- The Supra v32bis modem is running several different processors and
- tasks at one time. If the right timing sequence or events happen,
- the modem could lockup. The only way to fix the problem was to
- power cycle the modem. This problem only happened to a small
- percentage of users.
-
- Improved Speed Renegotiation (Fall Back) upon bad line conditions
- The 1.2C rom was our first rom to implement this feature. We have
- continued to improve our code to better handle bad line conditions,
- especially at connect time.
-
- Implements Fall Forward upon better line conditions
- Once the phone line conditions improve, the modem can initiate a step
-
- up in baud.
-
- Fixes Adaptive Answering (allows data/fax determination)
- A mode which allows the modem to connect with either a fax or a data
- modem. Once it makes the connection, it will return a result code
- indicating which one it connected with. It is then the software's
- responsibility to route the call to the proper program. Some "front
- door" software for BBSes and terminal programs have this ability.
- "Front door" software has control of the serial port and waits for an
- incoming call. When it receives a call, it may present a prompt to
- the user asking which program they want to run, or based upon the
- modems result code decide which program is to be run. (Thus it
- functions as a call router.) The "front door" software then wakes up
- or runs the correct program, which than takes over control of the
- serial port and thus the modem. When the call is ended, the program
- quits or shuts down and lets the "front door" regain control of the
- serial port/modem.
-
-