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- From: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Intel Modems
- Message-ID: <5799.48.uupcb@uttsbbs.uucp>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 10:02:00 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591
- Reply-To: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
- Lines: 46
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- moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes:
-
- JN> A serious limitation of the 400 is that it's a "DOS-only" modem
- JN> -- since Intel did not use Flash RAM or EEPROM for the firmware,
- JN> it has to be downloaded each time you power up, and Intel only
- JN> provides a DOS device driver to do the job. :-(
-
- > From this and other comments, your complaints about Intel's modems
- > seem to be based on poor OS/2 or Unix support for the Intel
- > faxmodem -- is this correct? Because having the firmware loaded
- > during boot-up for a DOS/Windows machine (like mine) isn't a
- > drawback (it's done with all the rest of the crap in the CONFIG.SYS
- > file.)
-
- No, that is not my only complaint (although it is a major one). Other
- problems in the 400 include:
-
- * Lack of full support for DESQview.
-
- * Problems connecting with certain modems, particularly older 2400bps
- and down models.
-
- * Lower throughput than USR and other top data modems, particularly on
- poorer lines.
-
- * Common speaker failures.
-
- * Problems receiving files in fax mode if a disk cache is running.
-
- * Problems with certain phone installations and handsets.
-
- * Random crashes in FAXability software.
-
- * Inability of FAXability to handle certain Windows printing jobs.
-
- * Poor scanner software support.
-
- * A customer service policy that expects users to pay for fixes to
- certain design defects.
-
- Best regards,
- John
-
- p.s. I also objected to Intel releasing the 400 without the
- advertised 14400 fax support.
-
-