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- From: denny@sun.com (Denton Gentry)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Supra ROM upgrade woes
- Message-ID: <laph4eINNbmj@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 15:19:42 GMT
- References: <behrenss.715951575@hphalle6>
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- In article 715951575@hphalle6, behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens) writes:
- >Good day,
- >
- >I am a bit in the dark as to when and if ROM updates will make it to this
- >part of the world. The Supra BBS has been shut down, and the last thing
- >the Sysop said to me before that was "in two weeks". Well, I heard that
- >when I ordered my modem, and it took about 3.5 months. I am beginning to
- >get fed-up with being thrown off-line by my LAP-M.
- >
- Do you mean the Supra BBS in Germany has been shut down? The BBS in the US is
- still up; I dialed in last night to check for announcements.
- Supra is about to release 1.2G; the announcement was posted to this group last
- week. The messages on Supra's BBS said it will start shipping this week. Whether
- it actually will ship this week remeains to be seen. I'm sure we'll see posts here
- whenever people receive their new ROMs.
-
- >So, is there a newer ROM-version than 1.2C? If so, would it be possible
- >to make it available via FTP or similar? I really don't want to wait
- >until Supra FRG decides to let us have the ROM updates, too.
- >
- Supra seems adamantly against posting their ROM code. To be fair, if they did post
- the code, then any other manufacturer using the Rockwell chipset would be able to
- grab and use it. Supra is no longer using Rockwell's ROM code, but has started
- fixing bugs and developing enhancements on their own. I'm sure they don't want to give
- that code away to their competitors.
- Moral of the story: you're going to have to wait for Supra FRG. Keep bugging them
- about it.
-
- Denny Gentry
- Sun Microsystems
- : These opinions are mine! You can't have them! :
-
- Proud owner of a Supra v.32bis with 1.00E ROMS. It works like a champ for me.
-