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From: frechett@spot.Colorado.EDU (-=Runaway Daemon=-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Zmodem
Summary: Kermit is too slow.
Message-ID: <1991Jan31.015953.18380@csn.org>
Date: 31 Jan 91 01:59:53 GMT
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We need Zmodem.  I know this sounds crazy but so does most of the other 
things that have been done on the hp48sx.  ;)  After spending several hours 
with my hp48 plugged into the back of a Sun, logged into another computer and 
kermiting stuff all over hell, and back, I find that kermit sucks.. 
Gotta love the error checking but it sure makes it slow.  I didn't time
it but I just did an archive of my calculator (1220 kermit packets) and 
it was dreadfully slow.  And that was at 9600 baud.  I can't imaging how long
it would take to do at 2400 baud over the modem at home.  (No PC)

I feel that a new transfer protocol would be nice.  I am beta testing machine
language programs and have already lost my memory once.. I am an impatient 
guy and kermit really bugs me. 

One thing that I wondered about is if anyone happens to know if changing the
checksum type changes the speed of kermit.  Anyone know?  

	ian

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