W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Keith Petersen) (08/26/85)
I received this on my RCPM today:
Msg#: 88 Date: 08/13/85 10:44 AM
From: TOM TCIMPIDIS
To: ALL
Re: ROBOTICS 2400 UPDATE
For those of you using the U.S. Robotics 2400 baud modem
(I have two on my system), you should call U.S. Robotics (800 dial
usr) and request the ROM update. The new version is 242 (you can use
the ATI command to check yours) and fixes many problems and incorporates
a number of additions suggested by users. The update is free (try that
with Hayes). For the record; my experiences with U.S. Robotics have
been excellent. They are responsive and seem to care about their
product and its users. I highly recommend their Courier 2400 mod
(and the half=price sysop offer is still in effect).
-Tom Tcimpidis (The MOG-UR's EMS 818-366-1238)
P.S. The MOG-UR is now multi-user with two lines in rotary.
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Notes aded by Paul Foote - 08/17/85
Thanks to Tim T. for letting us know about the Courier ROM upgrade.
I too own two Couriers and am delighted with their performance. By using
the ATI0 command in terminal mode, I found out one had ROM vers. 240,
while the other was vers. 241. So I called USR Technical Service (their
direct phone number is 312-982-5151, in case you have problems with the
800 number), and they said they would send two vers. 242 plug-in ROMs by
UPS two day air. They also gave me simple instructions for installing
the new ROMS, and requested that I send them back the old ROMs after
I verified the new ones worked. I was most impressed with their friendly
and professional helpfulness. By the way, the USR rep. said they
believe all of the Courier 2400's distributed in their SYSOP offer have
the vers. 242 ROM, but you may want to check anyway.