Paul, at 14:28 on May 12 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

PE> Rod isn't trying to get a V32terbo connection, he's trying to get a V32bis 
PE> 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 be 
BG> that the code in Rod's old V.32bis model is in some way deficient.

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

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

PE> Both statements are in fact correct, but the evidence for the first
PE> is not in the later model supras, which are connecting at V.34, but
PE> in the fact that other V32bis modems can connect to the USR.

True.

BG> you'll find that the public's and the shareholders' confidence goes a long 
BG> way to determining a company's on-paper value, and that is generally the 
BG> result of the perception of the quality of that company's products, and 
BG> their sales figures (and profits).  Very little to do with gouging at all.

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

Funky stuff like efficiency or good management perhaps?  Just because they
make a decent profit, the company is not automatically guilty of gouging.

Regards, Bill

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