Peter, at 10:06 on Mar 17 1997, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> I spoke with Keith of USR just yesterday, and he informed me
BG> that a new Austel Courier SDL is imminent.  He reckons 6-8 
BG> weeks for the US-coded version with the x2 option built-in 
BG> (but NOT enabled), and he also stated that future SDLs are to 
BG> be coded locally, which should mean more frequent updates.  
BG> However, I'll believe that when I see it, and not before.

PC> That does sound like good news but why aren't i hopeful :-( 

Probably for much the same reason that I flatly refuse to buy ANY Austel
approved modem.  Oddly, this Dynalink/Sportster clone which I'm currently
running (and still consider to be the BEST value 33k6 modem on the market
at ~$140) is claimed to be approved, yet ATI4 indicates that it's running
the same US/Canada EPROM code which USR had to have altered.  Go figure...

PC> ... Paleface speak with forked tongue

A completely random tag?  Somehow, I think not...  :)

Regards, Bill

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