-=> Quoting Ian Smith to Arthur Marsh <=-

 IS> Last Tuesday's Australian computer section, headline: "Flawed chips
 IS> pull rug  from 56Kbps modems".
 IS> "Motorola has hit the brakes on its new fast modems after
 IS> discovering a  performance problem.
 IS> The company has announced it is suspending shipment of its recently
 IS> launched ModemSURFR and VoiceSURFR 56Kbps modems while it works with
 IS> partner  Rockwell Semiconductor to improve the performance of chipsets.
 IS> [..]
 IS> The company did not release details of the problem but said in a
 IS> statement  that it affected performannce "in a minority of network
 IS> configurations." [..]
 IS> "Motorola and Rockwell technologists identified algorithm
 IS> improvements  which will enhance performance in these specific network
 IS> conditions" [..] "working aggressively with Rockwell to finalise a
 IS> solution.  We could begin  shipping again as early as two weeks."
 IS> [..]
 IS> Meanwhile the performance of a rival 56Kbps technology from US
 IS> Robotics has  come under fire after independent tests by Windows
 IS> Sources magazine failed to  achieve download speeds higher than
 IS> 44.8Kbps [..]" 
 IS> Quoted only for purposes of study ..

            Hello Ian,

       I have always thought it safer to stay away from the "bleeding"
     edge of technology. Always glad to see my thoughts reinforced!!

                             Regards,

                               Andrew Strong.




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