Jeff Goodenough wrote: >Please could someone clear up some confusion I have over terminology. To >me "firmware" is something that is loaded into a device's flash memory >and remains there even when powered down. From what I've been reading in >answers to my posts and in other posts, the Speedtouch contains >non-persistent RAM to which software is loaded each time it is >initialised. Is this the case? > Yes.
>If so, then in my book, firmware is a >misnomer! (The term derives from something midway between software and >hardware). > It is indeed. _Usually_, a firmware is something that is loaded into flash memory (eg. CD writers), but in this case the firmware is kept in device's RAM so it must be loaded each time the modem is initialized. Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
