HM>>> Actually Rockwell never released a 33600 chipset. The 05BA chip

 HM>>> happens to support 33600 operation. I've had this chip in my V.34

 HM>>> modem since last November. No hardware was changed to upgrade the

 HM>>> modem to 33600.



 >> Yes, I new that... I just had a brain fart. I meant that Rockwell have

 >> only just RELEASED A 33600 MODEM.



 HM> No, no, still wrong. Rockwell haven't changed a thing. What you mean is 

 HM> that

 HM> it's only recently that Rockwell-based 33600 modems have become 

 HM> available. This

 HM> is nothing to do with Rockwell, but everything to do with modem 

 HM> manufacturers

 HM> learning how to tweak the existing chip for 33600. Supra was among the 

 HM> first;

 HM> when I got the first 33.6 ROM, I crashmailed Lewin and he was surprised. 



 While I used to haunt the Supra Echo, USR went to 33600, There were

 a lot of people asking if Supra would be producing a 33600. And Supra

 said nothing then. I like that fact that Supra & USR seem tarred with

 the same brush and do recognise each others technology and ability.

 

 HM> Too

 HM> bad they didn't keep it a secret, even Maestro are in on the act now :-)



 Agreed, It should never have been made " Generic"...The Quality only

 suffers, then.



 HM> Mind you, Maestro want $160 to upgrade from V.FC to V.34+, which involves

 HM> a new

 HM> datapump and a new ROM. Supra charge $40 USD for the datapump change (ROM 

 HM> is



Sensible, The only thing lacking in the Supra when I had them..was

33600.



 HM> flash). So for the Maestro, datapump costs say $60, new ROM is say $10,

 HM> which

 HM> leaves $90 for labour. Time to program a ROM, change the PLCC datapump 

 HM> and the

 HM> DIP ROM approximately two minutes, 1 minute to test. $30 a minute. Where 

 HM> can I

 HM> get such a job?



You would do good as a Used car salesman...Thats for sure

      

 >> Regards....my foot. You are only haunting this echo to pickup on my brain

 >> farts and tttthrow em back at me. How maany times is that, now ;-(



 HM> :-)



 HM> Regards,

 HM> Hamish



My Foot, again

Russell



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