Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!clyde!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan From: mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP (mcewan ) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Modem Users Beware: BELL 5959$ - (nf) Message-ID: <3325@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 05:27:29 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.3325 Posted: Wed Oct 19 05:27:29 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Oct-83 20:28:29 EDT Lines: 10 #R:ihuxq:-35000:uiucdcs:9700073:000:372 uiucdcs!mcewan Oct 18 22:53:00 1983 This is similar to the current set-up that PLATO has, where the assumption is made that forward-traffic is much more intensive than reverse-traffic and you can get away with 300-baud for input. This is not always the case, but it works out well enough (unless you touch type). /* ---------- */ Uh, isn't 300 baud about 300 WPM? I don't know anyone who types that fast!