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Article #17971Re: USR 33,600 Voice Latest Software
From: Jack
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:00
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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 >
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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