US Robotics USR8500 Quick Installation Manual page 6

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* U.S. Robotics has thoroughly tested this driver in conjunction with the supported hardware and has verified compatibility with
Windows 2000 and Windows Me. Because U.S. Robotics wants its customers to take full advantage of the modem's functionality,
we have made the driver available.
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