Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!usc!rutgers!rochester!kodak!uupsi!rodan!amichiel From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: 7 vits vs. 8 bits (again) Message-ID: <3802@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Date: 4 Jul 90 05:57:22 GMT References: <2414@acorn.co.uk> <1990Jun23.184530.1326@cbnewsl.att.com> <184@heaven.woodside.ca.us> <1363@chinacat.Unicom.COM> <1990Jun27.201333.10418@utzoo.uucp> <3439@adobe.UUCP> <1990Jul3.172953.6474@zoo.toronto.edu> Reply-To: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Lines: 11 In article <1990Jul3.172953.6474@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry >>development (early 1984) we considered having Kermit be a communications >>mode on the original LaserWriter... > >A plausible notion, although as you note, it does have performance problems. > Well actually, you must admit that althought kernmit may not be the fastest transfer in the west, it is pretty fast, and is one of a very very few packages (software) that is worth at least twice what you pay for it. 8-) al