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From: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MNP level 5
Keywords: MNP modems
Message-ID: <1275@virtech.UUCP>
Date: 13 Oct 89 12:14:49 GMT
References: <10767@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <25350C7F.8192@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc
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In article <25350C7F.8192@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) writes:
>    MNP has five levels.  One through four implement various error correction
> schemes.  Level five incorporates error correction and data compression.  It

I have a Microcom QXv.32c which has MNP level 9.  Running the serial ports
at 38400 I downloaded a text (source code) file of 1 meg at a throughput
of 2700 bytes per second (around 27,000 baud).  Not bad for transferring 
a file halfway across the country and without a single error.


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