-=> Quoting Rick Collins to Wayne Chirnside <=-
 RC> Neither X2 nor K56Flex is likely to be the standard adopted by the
 RC> ITU, so both are probably interim measures.  _Therefore_, whatever
 RC> you buy, make sure you have an upgrade path.  If you buy a flash ROM
 RC> modem for software updates, make _sure_ it has a programmable DSP
 RC> (digital signal processor) as well.
 Hummm... Well, that sounds quite reasonable... Now, everybody! Get either
 a USR Courier or ZyXel modem... :) I donno if any other modems are
 as programmable like Courier or ZyXel.... (Good thing that I finally fight
 my way to a Courier... :) or two... another is a HUGE DS 16.8kbps)
 RC> There are flash ROM modems out there than cannot be upgraded to K56
 RC> simply because their fixed-function datapump would have to be
 RC> replaced.  The flash ROM alone isn't enough, necessarily.
 Yes, most if not all Rockwell, Sierra, or whatever the brand is chipset
 uses FlashRom for some helptext and some other simple info, rather than
 a fully featured modem-in-software like USR or ZyXel...
... The USA is bordered on the south by a truly amazing nation...TEXAS!
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