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From: doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 9600 bps Modems
Message-ID: <422@xdos.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jul 89 15:22:05 GMT
References: <11167@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com> <380027@hpdml93.HP.COM>
Reply-To: doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt)
Organization: Hunter Systems, Mountain View CA (Silicon Valley)
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In article <380027@hpdml93.HP.COM> stephen@hpdml93.HP.COM (Stephen Holmstead) writes:
>_bps_ refers to "bits per second" in the transfer rate. [...]
>_baud_ refers to "symbols per second" in the transfer rate. [...]
>Again, sorry to eat bandwidth, but I hope that everyone learned
>something.

Nice article. Note that "baud" is so commonly used that there's zero
likelihood that people in general will change, but it never hurts to
shed a little enlightenment. If we're going to speak/write incorrectly,
we may as well know it's wrong as we do it. :-)
	Doug
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