Paul, at 22:24 on Feb 01 1996, you wrote to Dave Hatch...

DH> 'Cause it's not a genuine retrain, which would take extra time.  It's a 
DH> forced "fall forward".  Don't know the V34 spec well
enough to hit the 
DH> exact terminology.

PE> The V32bis Supra modem is showing a retrain.  It (the Supra) is 
PE> not following the V34 spec. 

Bloody hell Paul, that's hardly surprising, given that Rod's Supra is only
a V.32bis modem!  And at least four years old to boot.

PE> It is presumably following the V32bis spec.  Does the V32bis spec include 
PE> "fall forward"?

Yep, it does indeed.  Whether or not it's been implemented on Rod's Supra
though, is another matter entirely.

PE> And did the Hayes modems report statistics that defied the laws
PE> of physics?  No matter WHAT happens on the phone lines, the USR
PE> has NO RIGHT to report statistics that defy the laws of physics.
PE> Even if my the line in is connected directly to 240V AC instead
PE> of the telephone line.  Hey, maybe that's what my problem is? :-)

I'm actually far too polite to tell you what your problem is, Paul.

Regards, Bill

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