Are all Rockwell chipset voice commands the same?

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Hi,

Thomas Porter wrote:
> Sorry for the ignorant question, but I am considering getting a new
> practical peripherals data/fax/voice modem which uses the Rockwell chipset.

[I'd recommend against this, but then, I am not neutral, I'm known to hate
Rockwell products...]

> I called tech support and asked them what voice standard they supported and
> the fellow didn't know what I was talking about. The terms he threw at me
> were "voice view" and ACIV?!
> 
> So, is the voice command set part of the general Rockwell chipset, or can
> this change from vendor to vendor? I have read the mgetty+sendfax FAQ
> which says that vgetty supports the Rockwell chipset, hence the question.

AFAIK, "it depends". If you use the Rockwell controller chip, you'll get
the "standard" Rockwell command set, with all its bugs. If the vendor
(like, for example, ELSA) will make and program their own controller chip,
then they may opt to use a different command set, which ELSA does.

gert
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