On Nov 26, 1995 at 09:56, Bill Grimsley of 3:640/305.9 wrote:

 BG> Not yet, at least.  Mind you, they've not been around for long...  :)

Certainly long enough for "teething problems" to appear - which
they haven't.  :-)

 db>> The Series 3 was an abortion, yes;  but the M34F is Series 5, not Series
 db>> 3.
 BG>
 BG> And what about the vast number of M34Fs in the field with the buggy 04BC
 BG> RC288dpi datapump?

I didn't say it's perfect - just that it's far better than the Series 3 ever was.

 BG> I truly hope yours is the much better 05BA revision.

No way of checking without opening the case?

 BG> Sure, but that still doesn't tell me what the revision of your chipset
 BG> is.

Make/Model:     NetComm SmartModem M34F Series 5
EPROM Revision: DFS256K(K) V2.61C1 (June/July? 1995)

 BG> Dunno how you'd find out either - maybe an ATI3 or something like that?
 BG> The point is, if you DO have the 04BA, you'd probably be advised to do

What are the symptoms?  Apart from the odd problem with Paul's Spirit, this
has worked basically flawlessly.

 db>> But it's a *really* *nice* looking staircase, too!  :-)
 BG>
 BG> Really?  I've never seen it.

I have - a few times;  seriously, it really *does* look nice.  You can see
how the execs who spent the money on it were seduced.  :-)

 BG> And I'm not bloody likely to, either.  :)

You don't know what you're missing..  :-)

    - dave
    d.begley{at}ieee.org

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