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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton)
Newsgroups: net.news.adm
Subject: 2400 baud backbone links
Message-ID: <1345@cbosgd.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 5-May-84 15:23:59 EDT
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Posted: Sat May  5 15:23:59 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 6-May-84 01:05:24 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
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The volume of news is getting pretty high, and phone bills are starting
to soar.  I recall there was some interest expressed a while back about
using 2400 baud modems to cut the cost in half, but there wasn't enough
serious interest.  Now with volume so high, it may well be worthwhile.

How would the backbone sites feel about each buying one 2400 baud
modem (presumably with auto-answer/auto-dial capabilities) and using
that for (at least) their news backbone links.  I'm guessing such a
modem would cost around $2000, but this figure may be high.  I haven't
looked into what's available.

Selection of which modem is important.  From what I can see, there hasn't
been any standard emerging, and I don't see any signs of one.  So in
effect we will be setting a standard by choosing one.  We might even be
able to go to 4800 baud if there is a wonderful modem available.  We
should make the choice carefully.

	Mark Horton