david, at 01:29 on Mar 05 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Nope, it's a RECOMMENDATION only.  And you can indeed adopt only part of
BG> that recommendation, and still call it V.34, just as NetComm have done.

db> I guess what Paul is asking, is what *part* did NetComm adopt (or ignore)?  

Without seeing NetComm's specs, all I know for sure is that 64 state
trellis coding has not (yet) been adopted by Rockwell.

db> Did the ignored parts come under the heading of "Optional"?

No idea, I don't have a copy of the V.34 recommendation.

BG> I don't think that's particularly ethical, but in reality, neither is it
BG> illegal.

db> It's like the whole SCSI-2, SCSI-3 issue...

Remember the old saying, "That's the nice thing about standards;
everybody has one" ?  Seems there's more than just a bit of truth in
it...

Regards, Bill

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