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From: Lloyd.Woodall@f31.n343.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Lloyd Woodall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: RE: Very High Speed Modems and Macs
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Date: 15 Dec 90 21:42:28 GMT
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Tom, the Mac CAN keep up with a Telebit at 19.2k.  I am guessing that you 
are talking about video refresh and not file transfers.

I have the Creative Solutions Hurdler Nubus miltiport serial card. (4
ports).  I am a beta tester for this and it will support 38.4k baud with
3 channels driver and 19.2k baud with all 4 channels driven
simultaneously.  It also offloads some input/output tasks from the cpu.
I run a 5 node Hermes BBS with it and I get over 1650 cps on my HST Dual
Standard (Z-modem w/compressed files) and about 1450 cps with the T2500.  
And this is with simultaneous downloading on all other lines.  This card
registers itself with the Mac Comm Toolbox and, unlike the Mac's own
serial ports, will support a DTR hangup feature (BBS carrier detect
cable) AND CTS hardware handshaking.

For literature on this card call Creataive Solutions at 800-367-8465.
BTW, I have been a beta test site for other multiport hardware, but
Creative Solutions is the best.  $299 & $379 for 2 or 4 port cards
respectively.

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