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From: TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: 9600 baud modems
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Date: 17 Nov 89 04:11:00 GMT
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I know this a little out of line, since it isn't specific to Aii's, but
that's the only broad digest I bother to read.  Could someone tell me if
there is a standard for 9600 baud modems and if so which of the current
ones meet it?  (Actually, the ONLY 9600 baud modem I've seen advertized
is the U.S.  Robotics Courier 9600 HST, and, incidentally, I've only
seen it in Aii mags, not Mac mags.)  Do some 9600's have error
correction and some not, or is error correction instrinsic to the
modulation/coding scheme used to get that rate?  (I'm guessing that it
is.)

(I've done some back of the envelope calculations and find that I would
be better off using 9600 baud and direct distance dialing rather than
staying with PC Pursuit at 2400 baud.  At least with my current mix of
prime/non-prime usage.)

Thanks.

and, p.s., thanks to the apple folks for picking up the list -- it did
seem the natural thing to do and I have to admire the forebearance of
everyone else for waiting for them to volunteer rather than to suggest
it to them.

TMPLee@Dockmaster.ncsc.mil