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echo: aust_modem
to: Tony Molina
from: Steven Anderson
date: 1996-06-20 19:17:30
subject: Re: USR Sportster, I`m impressed.

TM>  PC> Wonder how the Austel Sportster would handle the Yank EPROM seeing as
TM>  PC> the Oz Courier seems to run ok on the US code.
TM> I was wondering the same thing myself. For the US Courier code to
TM> run on the Australian Courier, I believe that code had to be
TM> "hacked" in some way. Otherwise it wouldn't work properly.
 Well, it was not 'HACKED' or even CHANGED!!.. (The SDL Loader code was 
changed so it would load to a Aussie Courier but the part of the SDL that 
ends up in the modem WAS NOT.)

 Just out of interest, grab a Hex Editor, Grab a SDL and edit it, Search for 
the word 'Australia' or 'Japan' or 'Canada' and you will come to a area that I
think this is where the X-mit levels, dialing speed etc for each country is
stored in the SDL's..  I dont know what part was changed to get the US/CANADA
version to load on a Aussie Courier though?

 Cya!
Steven

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