PE> Rod isn't trying to get a V32terbo connection, he's trying to get a
PE> V32bis connection.  That is not an unreasonable thing to want to do.

BG> Given that even the later Supras work just fine, the assumption has to
BG> be that the code in Rod's old V.32bis model is in some way deficient.

Soorree, thats utterly bogus. A modem which implements V34 or VFC
aint gunna be farting around with V32terbo, so any deficiency in
the V32terbo in the Courier is completely and utterly irrelevant.

PE> Given that he can connect to my modem just fine, the assumption
PE> has to be that the code in the USR is in some way deficient.

BG> Could be, but given the evidence, I don't think so.

Think again. We KNOW that V32terbo has no adequate capability
negotiation, thats why V34 and VFC did it properly, the dangers
of that with the mass of V32bis modems already out in the field.
Its GOT to bite sometimes and clearly VFC and V34 dont.

BG> you'll find that the public's and the shareholders' confidence
BG> goes a long way to determining a company's on-paper value,

Thats crap.

BG> and that is generally the result of the perception
BG> of the quality of that company's products,

More crap.

BG> and their sales figures (and profits).

Yes. Or more strictly anticipation of where those are headed.

BG> Very little to do with gouging at all.

PE> Where do you think the large profits come from, Bill?

BG> Funky stuff like efficiency or good management perhaps?

Nope, hardly ever, particularly with computer technology.

BG> Just because they make a decent profit, the
BG> company is not automatically guilty of gouging.

Yes, but when its prices are very high, its gouging. Particularly
when you compare an internal Sportster and Courier, with fuck all in
it parts cost wise, and the price they charge for those two. Gouging.
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