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In <31264C1D.49AC@aol.com> Bion Chen <bionc@aol.com> wrote:

> The Telepath is made by US Robotics, which is about as brand-name as it 
> gets. Its the same as the Sportster model. 
> 
> Gateway told me this, but USR confirmed it.

Apparently there are Sportsters, and then there are Sportsters. 
From John Navas' 28800 Modem FAQ at
 
    <http://web.aimnet.com/~jnavas/modem/faq.htm>:

    "Warning: USR has indiscriminately slapped the 'Sportster'
    name on so many different products that the author no
    longer feels it is a reliable product guide. For example,
    recent 'Sportster 28800' modems have considerably 
    different S-register settings as compared to the original
    'Sportster 28800' product. This invalidates a good deal of
    advice, including some of the material in this FAQ." 

(from:  http://users.aimnet.com/~jnavas/modem/faq.html
in the "Which 28800 modem should I buy?" section.)

I might add the author, Mr. Navas, has been attacked repeatedly
in comp.dcom.modems for liking US Robotics _too much_.

And here is an old post from Lori Nagel, the Gateway on-line technician
that use to grace alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 with her presence and help:

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From: gwlori@gw2kbbs.com (Lori Nagel)
Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000
Subject: Re: US robotics 28.8 eprom update to sportser modem question
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 16:56:56 GMT
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atodzia@ix.netcom.com (Andy Todzia) wrote:

>The Gateway Telepath II 28.8 modem is a US Robotics 28.8 sportster
>modem.  In Nov. US Robotics update the internal software so you can
>get increased speed out of that modem, the details can be found at
>http://www.usr.com/Press_Releases/sfs.html .  They are selling the
>eprom chip for $24.95 so people who have this sportster can update i
>themselves.
>Does anyone know if the Gateway Sportster 28.8 can accept this new
>eprom?  Is it easy to install? Has anyone done this and seen an
>improvement?
>Thanks,  Andy


Andy,
This eprom chip does not work with the OEM version of the USR
Sportster 28.8 modem.  From what I have heard, and I quote: "It will
do bad things to the modem."  I hope this helps! :)

Lori Nagel
Tech Support
Gateway 2000
Online Information Network
gwlori@gw2kbbs.com

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