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From: paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Trailblazer vs. USR 9600 HST (&& recent USR+Hayes agreement)
Message-ID: <757@vixie.UUCP>
Date: 21 Dec 87 20:13:06 GMT
References: <2473@killer.UUCP> <492@hscfvax.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq)
Organization: Vixie Enterprises, San Francisco
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I read somewhere (perhaps here) recently that USR and Hayes are getting
together to try to standardize their 9600-baud modems.  Apparently while
the carrier and frequencies and whatnot are set in the V.32 standard (or
whichever), the back-ward-channel for full-dup, compression, timing for
fallback to lower baud rates & carriers, etc are NOT.  Which is why none (?)
of the existing 9600 baud direct-dial modems can speak to eachother unless
made by the same company.

So, Hayes and USR will try to set an industry standard in the area of 9600
baud modemry that is left open in the V.?? standard.  Fine.

Telebit is a very nice modem, though.  I wonder if they can adapt to the
coming "industry standard" with another ROM release...?  Those of us buying
the Trailblazers to connect to UUNET and other USENET sites would all, I'm
sure, like to know if we are about to own Edsels or not..

In <492@hscfvax.harvard.edu> pavlov@hscfvax.harvard.edu (G.Pavlov) writes:
>
>  VenTel is now marketing the modem under its name as well...
>
>   greg pavlov, fstrf, anherst, ny.

Great!

--
Paul Vixie
paul%vixie@uunet.uu.net