On Aug 17 21:58, 1997, JAMES GRABOWSKI of 1:167/133 wrote:
JG> the newest Courier on the market.  Honestly, I have never been out modem
JG> shopping.  I bought the 2400 second-hand from a friend, so...
It's your choice.  The upgrade to the ITU standard will be free, so you have 
nothing to lose if you decide to buy now.
JG> Also, I would like to know what is the real difference between the 
56FLEX
JG> protocol and the X2 protocol, aside from their incompatibility with each
JG> other and possibly their negotiations.  With the new standard, I guess 
that
JG> reaslly isn't that important.  Call it a personal quirk, and it would 
elp
JG> to answer some questions.
Both are proprietary, and therefore the "differences" aren't feely available. 
 X2 offers more speeds than K56Flex, though - though that probably doesn't 
matter very much.  What _does_ matter, though, is that _some_ of the 
"K56Flex" products _aren't_ interoperable - the various manufacturers agreed 
on a standard but not all have released compliant products.  Also, some of 
the K56 hardware has a programmable EPROM, but a non-programmable datapump, 
which _may_ require a trip to the factory to replace to update to the ITU 
standard.
Rick
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