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From: datri@concave.uucp (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Telebits and uucp g-protocol
Keywords: Telebit Trailblazers, g-protocol, uucp
Message-ID: <1291@convex.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jun 89 00:23:53 GMT
References: <335@nixtor.UUCP>
Sender: news@convex.UUCP
Reply-To: datri@convex.com
Organization: Convex Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx.
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In article <335@nixtor.UUCP> davidm@nixtor.UUCP (David Macklem) writes:

>I understand that the Telebit TB+ modems can do the uucp g-protocol
>between themselves. This ability sure is nice but it doesn't really
>offload the CPU that much, does it?

What happens is that the TB will ACK a uucp packet as soon as its host
sends it, instead of waiting for the remote host to ACK it.  You save on
latency this way.