Re: Hayes 56K (Again)
Marty Likier (marty@livingston.com)
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 19:11:35 -0700
At 05:28 PM 8/15/97 -0700, Stefan Hudson wrote:
>> No it does not say "free flash upgradeable to the new standard", I believe
>> it says "free upgrade to the ITU standard". I take it they will do this
>> via replacement modems. And according to Hayes, it doesn't say "free
>> incremental upgrades for every software revision until the standard comes
>> out".
>
>For what it's worth, my partner reports that Wendy Miller at Livingston
>told him that Hayes will be releasing K56flex 1.0 flash upgrades on
>Aug 22. Also, according to Hayes' web site, the only modems that
>are not flash programable are a few early production units, and they
>will be upgraded for free.
I just received an email from the director of marketing at Hayes and he
confirmed that they will be placing the v1.0 flash image on their web
server next week. Appearantly they do more testing (before release) than
other modem vendors. ;-) Actually, I really can't slight them for that claim.
--
Marty Likier
Product Marketing Mgr.
marty@livingston.com