-=> Quoting Rick Collins to JAMES GRABOWSKI <=-
 RC> Both are proprietary, and therefore the "differences" aren't feely
 RC> available.  X2 offers more speeds than K56Flex, though - though that
 RC> probably doesn't matter very much.  What _does_ matter, though, is
 RC> that _some_ of the "K56Flex" products _aren't_ interoperable - the
 RC> various manufacturers agreed on a standard but not all have released
 RC> compliant products.  Also, some of the K56 hardware has a programmable
 RC> EPROM, but a non-programmable datapump, which _may_ require a trip to
 RC> the factory to replace to update to the ITU standard. 
 Hmmm... concerning the upgrade to the free standard.  Does it say that the
 upgrade will have to be via Flash ROM for it to be free, or will the upgrade
 your firmware for free if it becomes necessary?
 James Grabowski - SysOp Of The Moon Kingdom
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