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From: jonesjg@wyvern.rtp.dg.com (Greg Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DNET and other comm s/w (on A3000)
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Date: 11 Jul 90 17:00:58 GMT
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In article <36877@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, tiff@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Tiffany
Frazier) writes:
|> Well, I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth and
|> DNET *does* have a lot of nice features....
|> but why is it so slow??
|> Two weeks ago I was using a old leading edge (ibm-pc
|> clone) with CrossTalk and a 2400 baud modem.
|> Now I'm on an A3000 :-) running DNET with a
|> 2400 baud modem (AMT Star)... and my response
|> time is very noticeably slower.
|> In both cases I'm dialing up to the same Sun4.
|> 
|> Maybe the reason is obvious? (Remember I'm new
|> to the multi-tasking amiga environment).
|> I've read through most of the documentation and had
|> basically no trouble getting DNET up and running.
|> Will I get better response time with commercial
|> comm software (which?) or can I do something to
|> DNET?
|> 
|> thanks for any pointers!
|> 
|> tiffany frazier
|> --
|> tiff@cs.ucla.edu
|> !{rutgers, ucbvax}!ucla-cs!tif

|> 

    DNET is much more that just a terminal emulator.  DNET offers multiplexed
    data over the serial line, so it is possible to have more that 1 terminal
    window open to the sun system.  In additional DNET adds error correction
    so you will not see noise on the line.  I have been able to use DNET under
    line conditions that I would not be able to tolerate using a standard
    terminal emulator because of noise.  

    Unless you are makeing use of the multiple windows/error correction this
    functionality is slowing down the line, and I suggest you consider one of
    the many PD or commercial terminal emulators that are available.
    (ie, Dave Weckers vt100 is my favorite).

    If you are like me however after getting the multiple windows to the sun
    system from my Amiga, you will never be happy with standard terminal
    emulators again.


    J. Greg Jones 	
    Data General Corp - RTP SQA     
    jonesjg@dg-rtp.dg.com.
    (919)248-6068