JF>   No network code improvements?  Hmm.  Well, could you guys at least
JF> make sure it works more capably for USR Sportsters?  I've had
JF> tremendous fun trying to get a working init string for it.
 PM>  28.8 Sportsters are *notorious* for being picky about init strings.
 PM>  That's why those sysops who can afford it often buy the much more
 PM>  tame Courier modems.  As a friend once put it, "A Courier will talk
 PM>  to a tree all night long if that's what it takes to make a connection."
 PM>  Most comments I've seen on Sportsters are unprintable in a family
 PM>  echo.
 PM>  That's not to say they're bad.  Just very, very picky.
 PM>  I've had cases where two 28.8 Sportsters wouldn't talk to each other,
 PM>  despite both being exactly the same ROM and init and being withing 
ight
 PM>  of each other.  The 14.4 Sportsters are much better behaved, as are
 PM>  most 14.4's compared to 28.8s.
 PM>  Try a different modem and see what happens.  Most games like Duke3D
 PM>  and Descent and whatnot work just fine at 14.4 anyway, so that might
 PM>  be an idea worth trying.
  That would be all nice & good, if it seemed worthwhile enough to trade in 
my modem for another.  But seeing as how I may be getting cable modem access 
to the Internet, it may not matter much.
  As I understand it, a Sportster is (quite obviously) not the best for 
head-to-head, modem gaming.  But it's great for Internet play, since most 
ISPs tend to have Sporsters (including X2 Sportsters now), and Sportsters are 
great when they work at top speed.
 PM>  You're in Canada.  Apogee is in Texas (assuming that's also the 
hipping
 PM>  point), so I'd guess maybe a week or so by surface mail or UPS.
 PM>  Customs -and I've dealt with Canadian Customs before- can REALLY slow
 PM>  things down to a crawl, as can the US side at times.  :(
  Through regular mail, sure.  But I think 3D Realms and id both give you 2-3 
day delivery, so it may be as little as 3 days in transit.
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