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From: tnixon@hayes.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: T2500's and touchtones
Message-ID: <3812.27cbe4f4@hayes.uucp>
Date: 27 Feb 91 16:57:24 GMT
References: <25354@netcom.COM> <1991Feb23.204027.113648@ramona.Cary.NC.US> <3807.27c8524f@hayes.uucp> <83@fbits.ttank.com>
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In article <83@fbits.ttank.com>, Mariusz@fbits.ttank.com (Mariusz
Stanczak) writes: 

> In article <3807.27c8524f@hayes.uucp> tnixon@hayes.uucp writes:
>>
>>I'm aware of at least one modem on the market now in which both the 
>>DSP and main processor are controlled by loadable SOFTWARE rather 
>>than ROM-based FIRMWARE -- the V.32bis modem from Forval (designed 
> 
> BTW Toby, would you have any data on (or knowlage thereof) the "friendli-
> ness" of this, or other V.32 products from Forval (probably as "distinc-
> tivly" looking ;-)) to other modems (Telebit in particular), or/and on the
> "satisfaction index" of owners of Forval's products?

Nope.  To the best of my knowledge, the Forval modem has only been 
shipping for about three months, and I haven't seen any reviews of 
it in the press, nor any comments from users on any networks.  The 
Forval folks are, of course, exuberant ("Hey, it works Greeeat!").

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