Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!grr
From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: USR 9600 baud dual standard
Message-ID: <14747@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 1 Oct 90 06:37:39 GMT
References: <1990Sep30.024433.28717@athena.mit.edu>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1990Sep30.024433.28717@athena.mit.edu> rlcarr@athena.mit.edu (Richard L. Carreiro) writes:
> I have decided to take the plunge and get a 9600 baud modem.
> I need an HST because most of my local BBSs use HST.
> However, after I graduate, I'm gonna hafta be searching for a UUCP feed.
> So, a USR dual standard seems the way to go.
> 
> Some questions:
> (a) does the V.32(V.42bis) work with UUCP/USENET

It "works" with uucp, however only a very small (but increasing) percentage
of usenet sites have v.32 compatible modems.  If you are planning on getting
a feed from uunet, no problem, but if you hope to get a local feed from Joe's
Bar and Grille, you'll be stuck @2400 BPS.

> (b) what features should I get, i.e. MNP, V.42, V.42bis, compression, etc?
>     Money is no object (to an extent)

All of the above are nice to have, especially in the BBS world, but with
usenet's usual pre-compressed binary transfers, they won't help much....

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