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From: bh11+@andrew.cmu.edu (Braddock John Hathaway)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 9600 baud modems
Message-ID: <gc9PMrq00WBNE3dakV@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 6 May 91 20:01:59 GMT
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On 05-May-91 in Re: 9600 baud modems         
user Charlie Mingo@p911.f421. writes:
>JB> What 9600 baud modems do you recommend?  I don't want or need fax capa
>JB> I am merely looking for something that will speed up downloading time.
>JB> also have no idea what v32 or v42 are, so I don't think I really need 
>JB> (I might be wrong, though...)
> 
>    If you want to connect to other modems at speeds higher than 2400
>bps, you'll have to pay some attention to protocols.
> 

[bunch of pointers to 9600 baud modems deleted]
 
>    Don't worry about v.42 or v.42bis.

Why not?  I thought that these were becoming common ... replacing the v.32
standards.

Just curious,

Brad