Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!microsoft!stuartb
From: stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Kermit question
Message-ID: <6197@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jun 89 23:32:22 GMT
References: <320@umabco.UUCP> <7233@cg-atla.UUCP> <32533@apple.Apple.COM> <3769@viscous.sco.COM>
Reply-To: stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <3769@viscous.sco.COM> jamesm@sco.COM (James M. Moore) writes:
>One thing I've noticed about Kermit (using 9(40)) is that the transfer
>rate seems very slow.  I'm running a 9600 baud direct connect to a XENIX
>box, and kermit reports the effective baud rate for file transfers at
>about 1200. Is there any way to get this speed up, or is this just something
>I have to live with? 
>-- 
>
>		James Moore
>			jamesm@sco.com
Yes, unfortunately, even though the title is very froggy, Mac Kermit is
a bit of a dog.  It does terminal emulation (vt100) very well, but the
througput of kermit file transfers is pretty pathetic.

I've tried Microphone (a mild improvment) and VersatermPro (hang onto
your hat cos this puppy flies) and have settled on VersaTerm Pro for
any kermit transactions.. some rough benchmarks from memory (:-))..

  80K file download, with 1K block transfer selected.

  MacKermit = 10 + minutes
  VersaTerm = 2 minutes

VersaTerm is sort of spendy, but if speed is money to you, it's worth the
dough.

Stu.

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