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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re:  Telebit vs. USR
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Date: 29 Jan 91 02:05:03 GMT
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SteveX@omx.UUCP (Steve Tibbett) writes:
>In article <1886cb88.ARN07ec@postmod.UUCP> andrew@postmod.UUCP (Andrew J Richardson) writes:
>>In article <1991Jan15.021116.23778@athena.mit.edu>, Richard L. Carreiro writes:
>>v.32bis: protocol to run at 14400 bps (contrary to some claims, has NOT been
>>         finalized.  no guarantee that modems produced today will be FULLY
>>         compliant with the standard when finalized).
>
>v.32bis was recently finalized.
>
>>-> C) which of these does USR support?
>
>USRobotics has plenty o modems - Their NEW dual standard does all of them,
>I believe (V.32, V.32bis, V.42bis), but uprading to it is something
>like $575 from the dual standard! 
>
>Their HST doesn't support any of them, rather uses it's own protocol.
>
>There is also the Hayes Ultra modem, which has a pretty good Sysop price,
>and does V.32, V.42, V.32bis in the new one (which ain't out yet, but they
>say it's a "cheap/easy" uprade)...
>
>--
>   ...Steve Tibbett...bix=s.tibbett...Plink=STEVEX...BBS=613-731-3419...
>              ...VirusX=4.01...Insert Disclaimer Here...

Actually their HST's DO support V.42 and V.42bis.

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