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From: nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil ( Michael S Figg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Modems
Summary: Loss of speed
Message-ID: <2513@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
Date: 14 Sep 90 11:17:05 GMT
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Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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In article <90256.111652UH2@psuvm.psu.edu>, UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer) writes:
> 
> It occurs to me.  Does this mean that little will be gained for the
> transmission of ZOO and LZ files, since they are already compressed?
> (assuming error free lines, of course)
 
I don't know from personal experience but it seems like it has been said
more than a couple times that this is true. I think there is actually a
slight loss of speed because the modem takes the time to try to compress
something that is already compressed. When I can afford to replace the 2
dead modems I have maybe I can test this!

---Mike,



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