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From: nesbbx!billsey@agora.UUCP (Bill Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: A 9600 baud modem for $169!!!
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Date: 24 Jun 91 22:40:46 GMT
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In article <9154@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, Brewski Rogers writes:
> 
> full-duplex 9600 bps is just about the dumbest thing I ever heard of.
> Anyone who NEEDS to send AND receive at full speed (as opposed to
> 1 9600 bps and 1 450 bps channel) please respond. I'd be glad to hear
> what all that extra technology is being used for.
> 
	I think anyone who's using a 9600 baud modem for Kermit or XModem
transfers will say they NEED full duplex at full speed. It's only when
you're in ZModem or WXmodem type transmissions that you don't lose performance
with the half duplex modems.

> -bruce

	BTW, I believe the modem the original article was refering to
(a '9600' baud modem for $169) was really a 2400 baud modem with V.42bis.
That means you can use a 9600 baud DTE rate, and theoretical throughput
can be as high as 9600 baud. Fits the price range anyway...

  -Bill Seymour     nesbbx!billsey@agora.uucp or nesbbx!billsey@agora.rain.com
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