> Funny we were just talking about this, and here's an article;
>
> Rockwell Ships Standardized 56-Kbps Chipsets
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/10189.html
>
> "9:41am 10.Feb.98.PST
> Three days after a standard for 56-Kbps modems was adopted, Rockwell said
> Monday it had begun shipping chipsets to modem manufacturers incorporating
> the new so-called V.90 specification. Modem manufacturers using Rockwell
> chipsets in their products will now be able to build modems that conform to
> the long-sought standard. "
>
> Now that's fast, eh?
Groan.
Remember the first Rockwell-based K56 modems that shipped? The ROM based
ones that were worthless?
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