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On Thu, 15 Aug 1996 23:03:56 GMT robert@kenzie.demon.co.uk (robert 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.

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

>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.

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

    Its name is:  12014412.lha

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

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

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

No problem.

>BFN

>Bob

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robert mckenzie <robert@kenzie.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<801.6802T5T98@kenzie.demon.co.uk>...
> 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.
> 
> 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.

There should be a binary flash for the 33.6 upgrade that will work on the
Amiga.  Get that an then XModem upload it to your modem.  By the way, get
the lastest beta for the ROM upgrade, I had problems with the orginial 33.6
upgrade.  (Dropped connections) The latest beta upgrade has been working
great. 

It will only give you 33.6 if the other modem on the other end is 33.6 as
well.  Otherwise 28.8 is still 28.8 even with the upgrade.

However, I found that I got more 28.8 connects with the new flash ROM
upgrade, so it is worth getting even if you don't call any 33.6 modems.


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

Kane Peterson
kanep@mcs.com

Kane Peterson (kanep@mcs.com) wrote:

: There should be a binary flash for the 33.6 upgrade that will work on the
: Amiga.  Get that an then XModem upload it to your modem.  By the way, get
: the lastest beta for the ROM upgrade, I had problems with the orginial 33.6
: upgrade.  (Dropped connections) The latest beta upgrade has been working
: great. 

I don't think he knows how to do that. :)

The Supra ROM as of about a year or so ago allows you to directly Xmodem 
upload the new ROM to your modem, rather than using a specially compiled 
flash program.

Download the binary ROM and then issue the command AT** to your modem.  
If it changes the LED display, your modem supports the special flash 
upload.  If not, get the most recent Amiga-specific upgrade, then further 
upgrade using AT**.

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On 15-Aug-96 18:03:56, robert mckenzie (robert@kenzie.demon.co.uk) scribbled:

>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.

All the instructions you need are in the little readme file that comes with the
download.  Here's a simplified version for Amigas:

1.  Download the beta version withe the ".lzh" or ".lha" extension.

2.  Extract the contents and keep an eye out for where the BETAxxxx.SB7 file.

3.  Fire up your terminal program and set your transfer protocol to XMODEM
    and baud rate to around 9600.

4.  Type AT** to put the modem in "flasher mode."

5.  Upload the BETAxxxx.SB7 file as binary.

6.  When completed, turn off the modem for a few seconds.

7.  Turn the modem back on and type AT&F2&W&W1.

8.  Your update should be complete.  You can type ATI3 to confirm the update
    actually took place.  Typing ATI will give you the new baud rate of your
    upgraded modem.


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

It works great.  I connect with my provider an average of 28.8-31.2 baud about
95% of the time.  With the new beta upgrade that was released a few days ago,
I've actually achieved the fabled 33.6 connection rate twice.  A small tear
welled up within my eye...  ;>


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