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From: a186@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Searching for inexpensive V.32 9600 bps modems (was chea
Message-ID: <1438@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 7 Apr 90 04:16:08 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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In <134@dynasys.UUCP>, jessea@dynasys.UUCP (Jesse W. Asher) writes:
} [...]
}
} The number of _unix_ sites running HSTs vs. running Telebits are
} negligible.
}
 Jesse,
     Can you document this? I tried to get this kind of info from our
 sysop, but he says he doesn't have the uucp maps, the only source I
 know from which to extract such data. The folklore I have heard is that
 HST has the BBSes, PEP has Unix & Hayes has business, but I have never
 seen figures for Unix sites (or business). I pulled some data for Fido
 sites from a local board (see below).
     Considering the computational power of these high speed modems it
 will be interesting to see how cheap they become. As has been said
 ad nauseam, the best thing about V.32 is that it enables competition
 and _lower_ prices. PEP and HST will always be proprietary.
     Here is that FidoNet modem distribution data.
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   Modem statistics for FidoNet
   Produced on 12-03-1989 at 13:28:38

Modem Baud Rates for all Zones

       300 baud   modems      54
      1200 baud   modems     386
      2400 baud   modems   3,899
      4800 baud   modems       4
      9600 baud   modems   2,531
            Total modems   6,488

Modem Flags for 9600 Baud modems in all Zones

      V29         modems       1
      V32         modems     469
      V33         modems       0
      V34         modems       0
      V42         modems      17
      H96         modems      33
      HST         modems   2,093
      MAX         modems      11
      PEP         modems     194
      HST/V32     modems     353
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