Hi Bill,

BV> Who from ? In all seriousness, Banksia would be best of the local stuff.
BV> To the best of my knowledge, all the local stuff use the Rockwell
BV> chipset and Banksia are the only ones who rewrite *all* the code.
BG> I visited the PC show yesterday, and what an eye-opener!  The low-end
BG> Banksia V.34 is a Rockwell, but their two high-end models are both
BG> rebadges (Motorola Lifestyle V.34, and the Microcom Deskporte Fast+
BG> at $1097).

Sure, that's the problem we have here. Nobody understands what
really needs to happen. All they can do is use morons like Paul who
think they can learn it all from the specs. Then they give these
idiots chipsets like the Rockwell stuff and let them loose. Rockwell
provide *sample* code, but these idiots can't recognise the distinction
between something which is meant as a guideline and something which is
meant for productions. All the old engineers have left and these
morons are left to sort it out for themselves. I reckon you'll start
to see the same sort of stuff occur in other areas within the next
few years.

I've supplied a couple of dozen Banksia's to people who use them for
all sorts of things. In short, I've found them to be as simple and
easy to use as the 14k4 Sportshoes we had. But then again, what
would I know. I don't want to spend weeks fucking around with them
analyzing every statistic. I just want to put them in, leave them
alone and let them work.

BV> Why bother ? You know the Viper is fucked. You know that MBE are fucked.
BV> You know that Netcomm are fucked. Why are you doing this to yourself ?
BV> Are you a masochist as well as an idiot ? Just buy a Banksia. They work.
BG> So do USRs, and Microcoms, and Motorolas, and AT&Ts, and Hayes...

Sure, I wouldn't have any reservation in buying a USR or Microcom.
I'd think twice about the Motorola, AT&T or Hayes though. Some Hayes
models have been junk and I haven't had enough experience with the
Motorola or AT&T to pass judgement.

Regards, Brenton
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