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From: STEIN@UCONNVM.BITNET (Alan Stein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Zip Chip GSX Anamoly
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Date: 9 Dec 90 14:46:48 GMT
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I figured out yesterday why my modem was hanging up when I connected to
GEnie and Compu$erve after installing my Zip Chip.  It's almost diabolical.

I had specified a time limit of 30 seconds to connect in the terminal program
I was using.  However, the program apparently uses cycles rather than the
clock to determine time, so that the "30 seconds" went by in about 10 seconds
with the Zip Chip in, since it just about triples the speed of my computer.
Thus, by the time the connection was made, the time limit was up and the
connection was terminated.

I solved the problem by changing the time limit to 90 seconds.

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