david, at 21:09 on Feb 09 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

db>> FWIW, I agree that something like this is not life/death kinda stuff -
db>> but Paul's right in that it's still a bug all the same.

BG> Nope, it's not a bug at all.

db> Be realistic, Bill - by either unintentional fault or purposeful design, 
db> it's a bug all the same;  not a serious bug, but still a bug.

OK, the most with which I'll agree at the moment is that it is indeed
quirky behviour, but until such time as Joe F from USR had categorically
stated one way or the other whether or not this is normal behaviour, I
remain unconviced.

BG> Given that the USR is not buggy, I doubt you could call it either.  :)

db> Yeah .. the USR is not buggy, and you've never had a need to upgrade your 
db> EPROMs for anything other than additional new features (like 33.6Kbps).  :)

The first Sportster EPROM upgrade was specifically to add V.34 (mine was
originally a V.FC-only Sportster).  The second was indeed a bugfix,
although I never personally saw the problem which it was meant to cure, and
the third and final EPROM upgrade merely adds V.34+ (33600 speeds).  All
Sportster EPROMs function the same way WRT port speeds though, and I can't
believe that a company which releases so many EPROM and flash-ROM updates
has missed a fault as glaringly obvious as that about which Paul is
complaining.  Ergo, I'll await the definitive answer before I comment
further.  :)

BG> Perhaps, but by the same token, how many people need to change their DTE
BG> settings once their mailer or term has been configured anyway ?

db> You're missing the point, Bill - it's not that people necessarily *need* or 
db> *want* to change their DCE/DTE settings, just that it *might* happen (by 
db> accident or design) and the modem shouldn't be so archaic as to force the 
db> user to reconfigure either the modem or their software.

Unless there is (or once was) a specific reason for it (although I can't
immediately think of any).

BG> I've had USRs almost exclusively for a few years now, and it's never
BG> been a problem for me.

db> As we've agreed before, no device is perfect and some people will have more 
db> problems with a device than other people;  take OS/2, for example - some 
db> people have no end of trouble with it and end up giving it the flick.  You 
db> and I, however...

Dunno, my only problem with OS/2 is the absolute dearth of decent native
software for it (and at halfway reasonable prices too).

db> Doesn't mean OS/2 doesn't have bugs.  Same for USR.

We'll see...  :)

Regards, Bill

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