🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: demon.tech.modems
Article #17971

Re: USR 33,600 Voice Latest Software

#17971
From: Jack
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:00
77 lines
3359 bytes
edit disk 1 rapidcomm setup.inf and guess who the software is made by? 
[setup]
SplashTitle=RapidComm Voice -- Copyright (c) Smith Micro Software,Inc. 
USR has let Smith Micro update there Quicklink Message Center and now Call
it RapidComm? Why didn't they change companies for new software? 

B.MacDonald <burns@nthwd.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<aj$sQBAqlvsyEwAR@nthwd.demon.co.uk>...
> In article <+ApS3KADtqsyEwWJ@cobrabay.demon.co.uk>, Carl Robinson
> <carl@cobrabay.demon.co.uk> writes
> >In article <32af2603.24188294@news.ais.net>, Jim Thomsen
> ><support@usr.com> writes
> >>Paul,
> >>
> >>We are now shipping RapidComm Voice with our modems. The
> >>latest version is 1.1
> >>
> >>As for firmware revisions, the internal Voice is 5/13/96 and
> >>the and the external is 8/20/96. 
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Jim Thomsen
> >>U.S. Robotics Online Support
> >>
> >>>Hello,
> >>>
> >>>Can anyone tell me what USR are shipping their latest USR 33,600 voice
> >>>modems with ?
> >>>
> >>>I have quicklink with mine, is this the latest or has it been
> >>>superseeded ?
> >>>
> >>>Do you know what Eprom Dsp versions I should expect as well ?
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>
> >>>Paul
> >>
> >I bought a USR Sportster 33.6 Voice internal with the following dates :-
> >
> >EPROM date             9/5/96
> >DSP date               9/5/96
> >
> >EPROM rev              2.0
> >DSP rev                2.0
> >
> >My ATI1 screen gives 9974. The software I got was Super Voice 2.2 and I
> >bought my modem on 29th November 1996 here in the UK.
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >
> >Carl.
> 
> 
> They may be shipping Rapidcomm with their USR modems in North America,
> but here in the UK the standard issue software appears to be Supervoice
> 2.2
> 
> I have to say that it's not the best software I've ever seen. It's buggy
> to install (even the directions in the manual say to try several times
> if it doesn't install at first!!) The manual looks like it was done on a
> photocopier at Safeway (even the pages were stapled together out of
> order). If the install fails, it gives you error codes. However, no
> error decode list is provided.  Finally, when you do get it installed,
> its very sparse, non-intuitive and just plain unattractive. Frankly, it
> looks like something USR got off a cheapy magazine cover disk (maybe
> they did!).
> 
> I'm quite pleased with my modem - I had no problems installing it and it
> performs very well. However the pre-packed software doesn't do USR any
> credit and detracts from the overall product.
> -- 
> B.MacDonald, Northwood, Middlesex, UK
> E-mail burns@nthwd.demon.co.uk 
> 
Technical Details
Message-ID: <01bbeb0b$36424160$8cab5fcc@jackc>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail
References: <32afee1b.19104782@news.btinternet.com><32af2603.24188294@news.ais.net> <+ApS3KADtqsyEwWJ@cobrabay.demon.co.uk> <aj$sQBAqlvsyEwAR@nthwd.demon.co.uk>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 102a94,3727503ae640181b
X-Google-Attributes: gid102a94,public
X-Google-Thread: 10beba,3727503ae640181b
X-Google-Attributes: gid10beba,public
From: "Jack" <jackc@cni-usa.com>
Subject: Re: USR 33,600 Voice Latest Software
Date: 1996/12/16
Message-ID: <01bbeb0b$36424160$8cab5fcc@jackc>
X-Deja-AN: 204338236
references: <32afee1b.19104782@news.btinternet.com><32af2603.24188294@news.ais.net> <+ApS3KADtqsyEwWJ@cobrabay.demon.co.uk> <aj$sQBAqlvsyEwAR@nthwd.demon.co.uk>
organization: Internet Connect, Inc. The Wisconsin ISP 414-476-4266 http://www.inc.net
newsgroups: demon.tech.modems,comp.dcom.modems