Hamish, at 21:40 on Aug 01 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

> Nobody bothers mentioning the Courier's excellent security features, but
> I'd suggest that for those who need them, as well as the ease with which
> EPROM upgrades can be performed, an extra $100 is not too much to pay.
> I'll avoid mentioning the Courier's support for H16 and V32t, as these are
> essentially dead protocols these days.  It's probably also worth pointing
> out that my first V.32bis modem cost me over A$1000 (as presumably, did
> yours), so $400 for a Courier sounds fairly trivial in comparison.

HM> But is it still worth another $100 over a Viper?

It's not for me to say.  If somebody specifically needs those features
which only USR modems provide, then the answer must be "yes".  I,
OTOH, don't need such niceties, although the Courier's flash-ROM is a real
blessing.

HM> I can't say, I haven't used a Viper. I don't know what price you could buy 
HM> a Supra for these days (I bought mine 1.5-2 years ago), but I'd pay $100 
HM> more than a USR for it :-)

There is no fair comparison, as Supras aren't Austel approved like the USR
Couriers or Vipers.  I do agree though, that for a Rockwell-based modem,
the Supra isn't half bad.  :)

Regards, Bill
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