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From: bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: White Knight 11's Flash Protocol
Message-ID: <27655@dhw68k.cts.com>
Date: 20 Nov 89 20:16:12 GMT
References: <20712@mimsy.umd.edu> <1097@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM>
Reply-To: bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long)
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In article <20712@mimsy.umd.edu> Wayne Folta writes:
>White Knight 11 includes Watson's Flash Protocol, for highly-efficient
>comms using high-speed error-correcting modems.  My question is, does
>anyone have a description of this protocol?

In article <1097@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> Norman Goodger writes:
>Flash is currently proprietary to Freesoft. Perhaps eventually Scott will
>release some specifications for its implementations on other systems if
>there is a real demand for it.

I've used an error-correcting modem in the past, and found that I got better
throughput if I just turned off the modem's error-correction (MNP) and used
ZModem.  Anyone else care to comment? Is there really a need for yet-another
modem protocol?
-- 
	Roger L. Long
	bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com