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to: Nick Balgowan
from: Bill Grimsley
date: 1996-02-27 09:10:34
subject: RE: USR COURIER V34 PROBL

Nick, at 18:44 on Feb 24 1996, you wrote to Dave Hatch...

> firmware upgrades as the fixed entry - some of the original 
> datapumps are almost certainly still out there.)
> I'm not sure who all I caught with it, I think the list included 
> Netcom, Maestro, Banksia, and several others.  In general, anyone 
> saddled with early Rockwell.  There was a difference with the 
> Netcomm symptoms, as I recall.  Can't remember what it was...:-)

NB> I didn't really follow the original messages on this topic, so I appologize 
NB> upfront if I missunderstand you.  But Meastro never used the bugy data 
NB> pumps.  Just thought I'd mention it.

If you're talking about the bug-ridden 04BC Rockwell chipset, Maestro did
indeed use these in their earlier 288FMs.  Since replaced with the slightly
less buggy 05BA chipsets, but there are still an awful lot of crook
Maestros out in the field.

Regards, Bill

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