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From: jb@altair.uucp (John Birchfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 7300 and 9600 baud modems
Message-ID: <1989Nov23.172146.5844@csustan.CSUStan.Edu>
Date: 23 Nov 89 17:21:46 GMT
References: <3311@convex.UUCP> <1075@kimbal.lynn.ma.us>
Reply-To: jb@altair.csustan.edu (John Birchfield)
Organization: CSU Stanislaus
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In article <1075@kimbal.lynn.ma.us> rick@kimbal.lynn.ma.us (Rick Kimball) writes:
>From article <3311@convex.UUCP>, by dale@convex.com (Dale Lancaster):
>> 
>> I am evaluating 9600 baud modems to attach to the serial
>> port on my 7300 for terminal emulation. ...
>
>I read somewhere that cu can only handle about 2400 baud.  One way to
>verify it would be to connect a null modem cable between the two
>serial ports on your machine and do some timing tests using cu.
>
Another thought ...
If you are using ua (the user agent) instead of having multiple gettys
for different windows your screen updating will be significantly slower
with cu - I remember that cu became a whole lot better to use after
I trashed ua. I still use pcomm 'cause it's a lot more flexible.

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