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From: michael@ewa.cs.ucla.edu (michael gersten)
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Subject: Re: The existance of a Software Modem and Fax Machine...
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Date: 26 Mar 91 05:53:29 GMT
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kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) writes:

>9600 baud is not the hardest thing in the world for a 56k DSP.  Why now
>do you think it is possible to have a dedicated modem with a slow DSP
>and not a fast one?   9600 is "possible".  To be realistic a 25Mhz 56k
>should be able to handle 19200 baud.  Remember you can do real time
>spectral analysis with monster scope.  That is a lot harder than

If the DSP is this powerful, could it handle the PEP protocol?
I know, PEP is slower than 19200, but no one I talk to speaks
19200, and several speak PEP.

		Michael