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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Updating Telebit TrailBlazers
Summary: Buy it now; also bugs noted
Keywords: Update TrailBlazer V4.00 Interactive $99
Message-ID: <1065@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 88 03:39:33 GMT
References: <266@telebit.UUCP> <481@edsews.EDS.COM>
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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<<Should I buy it now?>>

Yes.  Telebit will probably be providing improvements on a regular
basis, but if you keep waiting, then you'll never have a modem will
you?

Versus costs of other computer accessories, the cost of the
firmware upgrade isn't that hard to swallow.  Go for it.

By the way, I've done a little fine tuning to uucp (like finally
getting HDB uucp on my end), and I've been able to get sustainable
throughputs of 880 char/sec between a bsd 4.2 vax sporting a
Telebit and my 3b1 with a Telebit Plus.

And yes, the version 4.00 firmware fixes bugs.  Namely in MNP
protocol recognition.  I have not been able to get the TB with the
ver 3.?? firmware on the vax to recognize MNP connections from
anything but another TB or TB+ modem.  The version 4 software seems
to work properly, and has been tested with an AT&T CEO modem and a
US Robotics HST.  I would have given it a shot with the Microcom
9624, but the 9624 suffered a massive coronary after only about 10
minutes of operation-- too bad.

And -- please let's forget the idea about duplicating the EPROMs;
please buy them.  If it were my work, I'd be rather upset if
somebody blatatnly pirated it like that.  The USEnet deal is a good
thing, let's not irritate Telebit and blow it.

--Bill