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On or about 16-Aug-96 09:28:04 Michael M. Rye typed the following words
about "Re: Supra Upgrade".  My reply is thus...

 Hi Michael,


 MMR> On Thu, 15 Aug 1996 23:03:56 GMT robert@kenzie.demon.co.uk (robert
 MMR> mckenzie) wrote:

>>Hi there

>>Just a query that one of you kind persons out there might be able to help me
>>with. I own a SupraFaxModem288 and I have recently seen upgrade software to
>>make it 33.6 capable.

 MMR> Yes, there is an upgrade available, but it only works if you have the
 MMR> proper "datapump" chip inside the modem.  The documentation included
 MMR> with the upgrade tells you how to find out if your modem has the proper
 MMR> chip.

This is true, however... Even if you modem is one of the ones that won't do
33.6 without the hardware upgrade you can still flash it with the 33.6
flasher. You will benifit from increased connection speeds and the other
things it provides. You just won't be able to connect above 28.8. I know
because I have done it to my modem. It is one of the ones that need the
hardware upgrade.

>>My questions is thus two fold - one is there an amiga version of this
>>software and two If I am able to upgrade the flash rom would it really give
>>me a significant increase when I log onto demon even though I would log on
>>at 28.8.

 MMR> 1)  Yes, there is an Amiga file you can download from the Supra Web
 MMR> site.
 MMR>     It's in the "SupraFAXModem 288e" section of the web page.

 MMR>     Its name is:  12014412.lha

 MMR>    The Web page you want is   
 MMR>    http://www.supra.com/Support/flashers.html

True again but, it is not an Amiga specific file. It is the xmodem flasher
that can be used on any platform. If you have a modem that has the old data
pump, I don't think it is xmodem flashable. There used to be Amiga specific
flashers and somewhere in the upgrade process the ROM became xmodem
flashable. I have done them all, I just don't remember where it changed.
Just load up you term program and type AT**. If the display on the modem
changes it is xmodem flashable and the above mentioned file will work. If
not you will have to get the V1300-13 file from the Supra site and find a
PC to flash it the first time. Then it will be xmodem flashable and the
other file will work on the Amiga with a term program. I just had a look on
the Supra site and the old Amiga specific executable flashers are no longet
there. Supra does have an Amiga specific tech support person, so if all
else fails contact him at amigatech@supra.com.

All of this should only be a problem if you have one of the older 28.8
modems. Otherwise the 12014412.lha file should work.

 MMR> 2)  No.  If you log on at 28.8, that's all you get is 28.8 kbps modem to
 MMR>    modem speed.  The only way you will benefit is if you are connecting
 MMR>    to a modem on the remote end that is also capable of 33.6 kbps. You
 MMR>    will see a number higher than 28.8 on the display of the modem.

True once more. Again however... :<) If you get a lot of connects less than
28.8 you may see an increase in the number of higher connect speeds with
the 33.6 flasher even though the modem will not do 33.6. I know I did. I
was getting mostly 24000 connects with occasional 26.4 and almost never
28.8. My modem is not 33.6 capable but, since flashing it with the 33.6
flasher, I get many more 26.4 connections and even a few 28.8. Of course
YMMV.

>>I hope my questions are not consider stupid and I wait in anticipation for
>>the deluge of replys that I hope to receive;-)

 MMR> No problem.

>>BFN

>>Bob

 MMR> * -Michael M. Rye- (Jedi) |    Amiga 1200, 68030/MMU 50 MHz, 68882 50
 MMR> *  <mrye@topcity.mn.org>  | Amiga  500, AdRAM 540 - 1 Chip/2 Fast, 2


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