LE>> Come ON Bill, Microcom modems are =MADE= by Rockwell !
 BG> There are differing degrees of "made" though.  Are they
assembled by
 BG> Microcom from OEMed Rockwell components//chipsets, or are they basically

The board says :
MADE BY ROCKWELL USA

so I guess that answers that question.

 BG> rebadged Rockwell pre-assembled PCBs?  More importantly, who writes the
 BG> ROM code for the flash-ROM?

They develop it in tandem. The firmware in a Microcom is the same as the
firmware in your el-cheapo Taiwanese Rockwell modem.

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