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- From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: My experience w/ my new ZyXel 1496E
- Message-ID: <89u8VB5w165w@zswamp.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 22:51:54 EST
- References: <BzM6xG.IHC@tct.com>
- Organization: Izot's Swamp
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- paul@tct.com (Paul Levin) writes:
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- > I found the command to get the firmware version number (it was a fax
- > command, why ?).
-
- What's wrong with "ATI0"?
-
- > Can someone tell me the phone number to ZyXel USA's buliten board ?
-
- 1-714-693-0762
-
- > I assume they have a ZyXel modem there, and I can test the 16.8.
-
- Be prepared for disappointment: 16.8 kbps is not very robust.
-
- > Also, I want to download the latest firmware. How is that done ?
-
- They do not have the latest firmware posted. The bulletin about buying
- EPROM upgrades mentions an even older version.
-
- > Does anyone know which EPROM chips are in the 1496E ?
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- The megabit ones (128K by 8). 27010's, I believe.
-
- > What is wrong with the fax on this thing ? Has anyone else used
- > Bitfax with the ZyXel ?
-
- FACT: FAXmodem software stinks.
-
- - there is a huge compatibility problem, mostly thanks to FAXmodem
- manufacturers not waiting for the Class 2 FAX specification to be finalized.
- - there are few receive FAX utilities that aren't DOS TSRs.
- - standard file formats support (WordPerfect, PCL, PostScript, etc.) is
- surprisingly poor.
-
- Geoffrey Welsh, 7 Strath Humber Court, Islington, Ontario, M9A 4C8 Canada
- geoff@zswamp.uucp, [xenitec.on.ca|m2xenix.psg.com]!zswamp!geoff (416)258-8467
- Now I've lost everything, I give to you my soul
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