--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00016 Date: 08/20/96 From: WARREN ZATWARNISKI Time: 02:43pm \/To: DRE (Read 4 times) Subj: Flashrom Upgrade -=> Quoting Dre on 16 Aug 96 05:32:27 to Patrick Moore <=- Dr> Pat, I won't be needing the flasher because I finally got the modem Dr> to accept the flash at my friends house. I tried the AT_D1234 command Dr> prior to the flash and after trying the flasher a dozen of times it Dr> finally took the flash. Right now I have the 1.440-17 rom installed. Dr> Thanks for the help. Andre Great. Get the newer one now! :) Really, it works great. Using the previous one (what you have) I'd usually get a 26.4 connect with my ISP... and it would shift up to 28.8 after about a minute. Now I get *SOLID* 31.2's with him. It could have been something done to the phone line, but I've had an improvement in connect speeds as soon as I used the latest flasher. Haven't noticed a single problem with it either. I've had one connect at 33.6 with my ISP, but that didn't stay for long. It shifted down to 31.2 after a while. My ISP is over 100 miles away from here, so line quality at that distance seems to be limited at 31.2. I'm not complaining though. With the number of people never seeing a 28.8 connect, I'm very happy with the 31.2's I can get here. ... This product has been cruelly tested on cute little furry animals. --- FMail/386 1.02 * Origin: Hi-Res BBS * Yorkton, Sask. * V34 * [306]782-6820 @ (1:140/111) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00017 Date: 08/20/96 From: WARREN ZATWARNISKI Time: 02:52pm \/To: ADRIANO MACUGLIA (Read 4 times) Subj: SUPRA AT 33K6 -=> Quoting Adriano Macuglia on 10 Aug 96 11:12:36 to Patrick Moore <=- AM> about 3000 cps. It looks like that at 33k6 I've got more errors AM> and consequently a lower cps rate than connecting to 31k2. I'll Is this with the -17 flash? I seemed to experience a similar problem, but mine was at 31.2 connects. If I connected at 31.2, I'd notice quite a performance decrease from the 28.8 connect. -18 seems to be working perfect here so far. ... I think ... therefore I am overqualified. --- FMail/386 1.02 * Origin: Hi-Res BBS * Yorkton, Sask. * V34 * [306]782-6820 @ (1:140/111) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00018 Date: 08/20/96 From: WARREN ZATWARNISKI Time: 03:03pm \/To: DAN MILLEN (Read 4 times) Subj: SUPRA AT 33K6 -=> Quoting Dan Millen on 16 Aug 96 03:51:41 to Adriano Macuglia <=- DM> As of right now, the phones lines can't handle that fast of a Dan, you're in Zone 1 and Adriano is in Zone 2. I'd be a little hesitant to tell him what his phone lines can handle. Considering he's across the 'pond' and all. DM> throughput. Unless all of the lines have been upgraded recently and DM> no one has told me (a very strong possibility) then you shouldn't The connect rate is dependent upon the phone line quality. If your tel'co has poor lines you're going to get poor results. My tel'co has mostly fiber so I can get 31.2 connects with my ISP (the telco) and he is about 120 miles away. You can hear from others in this echo that complain they can't get a 28.8 connect with someone down the street from them. The problem isn't the modem, it's the phone lines in your *area*. But to make such a wide sweeping generality (that crosses entire continents) that the phone lines can't handle it is incorrect. ... Always remember you're unique - just like everyone else. --- FMail/386 1.02 * Origin: Hi-Res BBS * Yorkton, Sask. * V34 * [306]782-6820 @ (1:140/111) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00019 Date: 08/20/96 From: DAN MILLEN Time: 11:13am \/To: PATRICK MOORE (Read 4 times) Subj: QUESTIONS -> DM> I have been running on my old Supra FaxModem 144i since the -> DM>beginning of time, and I was wondering if you have anything that y -> DM>can give me (init string wise) that would boost the throughput. I -> DM>was also wondering how I would go about obtaining the Flash update -> DM>when I upgrade to a 28.8k or 38.4k modem soon. Making a long -> DM>distance call every few weeks isn't possible because of money -> DM>limitations. Maybe you could put the flash rom updates on the -> filebone. -> -> I've thought about a filebone ROM patch feed. (I tried a -> small private one, and find I don't find time for it. :-( ) -> Updates are normally FREQable and on our FTP/WWW Site. -> -> What does ATi3 report on your 14.4i? V1.80-05p TR14-Jxxx-001 226 -> What type of CPS rate do you get now? I'm getting 1500+ generally. -> -Patrick Moore -> Sysop of Supra BBS -> -> -> --- InterEcho 1.11 * Origin: Total Chaos - (206)874-5840 (1:343/296) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00020 Date: 08/18/96 From: RICHARD PERRY Time: 09:57am \/To: FRED MAYES (Read 5 times) Subj: SupraExpress 288i problem Fred, >I bought the Express 288i to replace my Telepath 14.4. Had problems >getting modem configured - it always tried to go to Com3 and IRQ12. Got I have the same modem and the people who built the system have it configured to COM3 too. I thought it was somewhat unusual but all seems to work well. For some reason, it is COM2 in DOS. I have used Ripterm in DOS and it works fine. I use COMIT sometimes and it works there as well. Any particular reason why you needed to switch com ports? >than 19200. If I set to 38400 or 57600, then I get gibberish when I call That happened to me briefly but then it stopped. Don't know what caused it. Don't set it to 57600, that's too fast. It might be your init string. Stick with the factory defaults. Richard --- OLX 1.53 Hit Me With Your Best Shot! * Origin: HQ Information Service : 201-672-8969 (1:2605/106) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00021 Date: 08/17/96 From: AUGUST ABOLINS Time: 04:47pm \/To: CHRIS CHASTAIN (Read 4 times) Subj: line quality On Mon 05 Aug at 03:59, Chris said to Robby: > Right now, the biggest limitation to the 288s is the FCC. They only require > phone companies to maintain FAX lines at 14,400, and voice and data lines at > 9600.. CC> Where I live, Carolina Telephone (now owned by Sprint) guarantees CC> 1200! Anything higher is just luck I guess...? CC> However, I DO get the occaisional 28.8 connect. About 6 years ago just before I started a BBS of my own, I made a 1-800 call from Canada to the States. The number reached a company in Texas. I was absolutely astonished on how crystal clear the connection was; the person sounded like they were on extension phone in my house. Other local calls within my city were never ever as clear. Apparently the 1-800 company said that they were with AT&T. ...August a.abolins@ieee.ca --- francais au verso * Origin: Vis-A-Vis Communications! Montreal, Canada (1:253/60.99) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00022 Date: 08/20/96 From: SYLVAIN LAUZON Time: 06:28pm \/To: LARRY TAYLOR (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: LOCKUP PROBLEM Hi Larry LT> I tried the S30=90 and it didn't seem to help any. A couple of days ago, I LT> upgrade the modems to the -18 flash code. Haven't had a lockup since, but m LT> be too soon to tell. I'll let you know how it turns out Patrick. Thanks. i cant tell me too since i just got -18 yesterday. This rom seems to work pretty well. *but* will get ping/pong sounds in a loop when any attempts to connect with other supra with 1.30 rom code. as always the magic word to get it here is: SUPRA Greetings from CoM! --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: CoM BBS +1(514)640-6282 (1:167/146) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00023 Date: 08/20/96 From: SYLVAIN LAUZON Time: 06:40pm \/To: PATRICK MOORE (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: LOCKUP PROBLEM EC> I'm using a SupraFaxModem 288 (can we call it a 336 now! If so, I PM> EC>need a sticker to put on it!!) external... PM> PM> I don't think we're doing sticker upgrades. What a joker! :-)) --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: CoM BBS +1(514)640-6282 (1:167/146) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCQ00024 Date: 08/20/96 From: JOHN OTSUKA Time: 03:23pm \/To: LEON KIRILIUK (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Beta 18 bug fixed? Sender: Leon Kiriliuk Receiver: All Date: 17 Aug 96 18:57:41 Subject: Beta 18 bug fixed? LK> OK, I just got beta 18, and so far it seems ok. In fact, I got a LK> question for you guys.. is it me, or does the info on the modem scrawl fast LK> now (then it did in 1.44-12) ?? LK> LK> Now, I had this bug in 1.44-12 that REALLY bugged the hell out of me LK> and I hope that it was fixed in 1.44-18 (sorry, the whatdone is too technic LK> for me to pick it out). LK> LK> This is what was happenening. A user would connect at 28.8 modem, LK> something would happen, TE would appear, and the user will hang up. Normal LK> no? Except there were these 2 users on my BBS that when they hung up, the LK> would stay on, the OH will turn off, and the only light that stayed on was LK> the TR. It would simply get stuck like this. (3 hours at one time!!!) LK> LK> Anybody else ever had this problem? Get Internal. j/k =) --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: DSoTM, North Vancouver BC, 604/929-6183 (1:153/417) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 267 SUPRA MODEMS Ref: DCR00000 Date: 08/20/96 From: DAN MILLEN Time: 09:15pm \/To: PATRICK MOORE (Read 4 times) Subj: QUESTION? -> Contact sales@supra.com or call 360-604-8772 for details -> and ordering. ^^^ So you are now located in western washington??? -> CMPQwk1.42 331Set S11=50 for faster dialing. I always found that S11=30 worked better. --- InterEcho 1.11 * Origin: Total Chaos - (206)874-5840 (1:343/296)