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From: swinokur@cellar.org (Steve Winokur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Information from Supra on New ROMS
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:06:03 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

Here's some infomration from Supra about the new ROMS for the 14.4K modems.

Hope it's enlightening.

-steve

                  SUPRA TECHNICAL SUPPORT BULLETIN
               STATUS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO V32BIS ROM (1.2G)
                              8/29/92

Supra Corporation
7101 Supra Drive SW, Albany, OR  97321
General (503) 967-2400 / Sales (503) 967-2410 / Fax (503) 967-2401
Supra Tech Support  (503) 967-2440  8:00am - 5:00pm PST, M-F

Supra BBS........(503) 967-2444  24 Hours
CompuServe.......76004,565
BIX..............SupraCorp
America Online...SupraCorp2
GEnie............SupraTech
AppleLink........D2456
UseNet EMail.....supra@supra.uucp

Supra is doing the final beta testing on its latest rom for the SupraFaxModem
V32 and V32bis.  Provided that this testing is completed with no problems,
Supra will be ready to ship this rom to its current customers in a few weeks.

Many of the enhancements are unique to the Supra V32/V32bis modem and are not

available from other manufactures who are using Rockwell's v32/v32bis chipset

or other v32/v32bis modems/fax modems that are on the market.

The new rom is currently reved as 1.2G and will include the following
features:

        Enhances Busy Detection
        Fixes several Lock Display/Modem problems
        Improved Speed Renegotiation (Fall Back) upon bad line conditions
        Implements Fall Forward upon better line conditions
        Fixes Adaptive Answering (allows data/fax determination)
        Implements ECM  (Error Correction Mode)
                Note:  Must be supported by fax software
        Implements BFT mode (Binary File Transfer)
                Note:  Must be supported by fax/terminal software
        Fixes problem with DCD line turning off if modem configured with &C
        &Dx and &Cx settings are respected when in fax mode
        Fixes problem connecting with some fax machines
        Added S-Register S109
        Added S-Register S110=3

        Implements Silent Answer (allows voice/fax determination)
                Note:  Must be supported by fax software
        Implements Caller ID

Supra will be sending an upgrade offer to all registered owners.  This offer
will be for either a free ROM which has all of the above features, except
silent answer and caller ID, or for a charge of less than $30, a rom which
has all of the above features, including silent answer and caller ID.
Oversees customers will be able to get the roms from the overseas dealer that

sold it to them.  If they purchased the modem from a US dealer or Supra, they

will need to order the rom from Supra, but there will be a shipping and
handling charge.

You will be able to order either rom from Supra via its BBS.  We are
currently working on the software to allow this, plus to allow you to enter
your warranty card or change your warranty card online.  Once this is
working,
it will be activated and you can immediately enter your order.  The quickest
way to order the rom will be via the BBS.  Until then, please do not contact
Supra to order either rom.

The above information is subject to change or modification.  At this time,
this is all that is known.  As soon as costs and other information is known,
we will let you know via the Supra BBS.


UPCOMMING FEATURES AND NEW PRODUCTS:

The following features and new products are being worked on.  We do not have
any information on dates, technical information, upgrade costs, or product
cost. As soon as we have the information, we will post it on our BBS.

        Internal version
        Certifiable International version
        MNP10
        V23
        Voice digitization in modem
        Voice software
        DTMF encoding/decoding


MORE INDEPTH INFORMATION ON 1.2G ENHANCEMENTS


Enhances Busy Detection
        Some people had several different problems with busy detection.  All
        calls would return BUSY or only certain calls would return busy.  All

        known problems have been fixed. This problem only happened to a small

        percentage of users.

Fixes several Lock Display/Modem problems
        The Supra v32bis modem is running several different processors and
        tasks at one time. If the right timing sequence or events happen,
        the modem could lockup.  The only way to fix the problem was to
        power cycle the modem.  This problem only happened to a small
        percentage of users.

Improved Speed Renegotiation (Fall Back) upon bad line conditions
        The 1.2C rom was our first rom to implement this feature.  We have
        continued to improve our code to better handle bad line conditions,
        especially at connect time.

Implements Fall Forward upon better line conditions
        Once the phone line conditions improve, the modem can initiate a step

        up in baud.

Fixes Adaptive Answering (allows data/fax determination)
        A mode which allows the modem to connect with either a fax or a data
        modem.  Once it makes the connection, it will return a result code
        indicating which one it connected with.  It is then the software's
        responsibility to route the call to the proper program.  Some "front
        door" software for BBSes and terminal programs have this ability.
        "Front door" software has control of the serial port and waits for an
        incoming call.  When it receives a call, it may present a prompt to
        the user asking which program they want to run, or based upon the
        modems result code decide which program is to be run.  (Thus it
        functions as a call router.) The "front door" software then wakes up
        or runs the correct program, which than takes over control of the
        serial port and thus the modem.  When the call is ended, the program
        quits or shuts down and lets the "front door" regain control of the
        serial port/modem.