Frank, at 16:23 on Jun 22 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

FF> I am now seriously considering this modem, but I am put off slightly by the 
FF> bug in the V42bis code as mentioned here.  Do you know how bad this bug is? 
FF> Does it make V42bis totally unusable?

Basically, yes.  If BTLZ is left enabled, the modem will hang for periods
of up to 30-40 seconds at a time, which is simply not acceptable.  However,
I wonder if (assuming compression is specifically required) forcing MNP4 EC
with MNP5 compression would be a viable workaround (S27=32 &K1) ?

FF> Even if the bug makes V42bis unusable, the modem could still be a great buy 
FF> for only $239.

Agreed, especially as a replacement bug-fix EPROM is imminent...

Regards, Bill
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