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From   : Handsome #31
To: Viper #63   
Subject: .
Date   : 22 Dec 93  12:26

>         Do you think you could post the specs on their new v.FC line so
> I can take a look?

    Sure. Skipping all the marketing babble, we'll get right down to the vital
stats:

DATA PROTOCOLS
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- Supports transfer speeds of 28,800, 26,400, 24,000, 21,600, 19,200, 16,800, 
  14,400, 12,000, 9600, 7200, 4800, 2400, 1200, 300 bps
- V.FC support
- ITU-TSS V.21, V.22, V.22bis, V.23, V.26A, V.26bis, V.32, V.32bis, V.42,   
  V.42bis
- Bell 103/212A protocols
- Automatic rate adaptation identifies highest speed for given pair of modems 
  and phone lines and adapts in 2400 bps increments
- MNP 2-5 & 10
- Compatible with industry-standard AT commands and result codes

FAX PROTOCOLS
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- Send/receive speeds of 14,400, 12,000, 9600, 7200, 4800, 2400 bps
- Class 1 and 2 software compatibility
- Compatible with Group 3 fax machines
- V.17, V.29, V.27ter

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
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- Hayes(TM) compatibility
- Asynchronous operation and support for AutoSync connection to synchronous 
  modems
- Autoanswer/autodial
- Non-volatile memory that stores two user configurations and four phone   
  numbers

BUNDLED SOFTWARE
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- PC: FaxTalk(R) (DOS and Windows(TM)), COMit(TM) (DOS and Windows), and
  CompuServe Information Manager(TM)
- Mac: FAXstf(TM), MicroPhone(TM) LT, CCL scripts for ARA(TM), and CompuServe
  Information Manager

SUPRA BENEFITS
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- Alpha-numeric status display for easy tracking of modem activity in external
  models
- SupraSmart UART technology for superior throughput on internal PC models
- Flash ROM
- Silent Answer for increased flexibility in call routing
- Caller ID lets you identify incoming calls before answering
- Five-year warranty
- Made in the USA
- Reputation for quality

    And there you go... right down to the last (TM) and (R).... <g>... gotta 
love those last two lines in the "Supra Benefits"...haha.. 


>         Talking to the SUPRA rep on FIDONET he told me that there most 
> likely would be an upgrade program but he had no idea of how it would 
> work and he didn't have any prices so we will just have to wait and 
> see.

    Hmm... well lets hope its a good one... I figure we deserve a decent 
upgrade program after putting up with all the problems they went through with 
their v.32bis modems before....<g>

Handsome
