Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site kitty.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!rocksvax!rocksanne!sunybcs!kitty!larry From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) Newsgroups: net.dcom,net.mail Subject: Re: Re: PC Pursuit (opinions) Message-ID: <433@kitty.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 12:01:14 EDT Article-I.D.: kitty.433 Posted: Mon Sep 16 12:01:14 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 04:29:07 EDT References: <63@seismo.CSS.GOV> <761@vortex.UUCP> <251@ccivax.UUCP> Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY Lines: 19 Xref: watmath net.dcom:1302 net.mail:1178 > One of the major problems facing the telco's in general and the long distance > companies in particular is the problem of people using SPRINT to call a long > distance bulliten board. The modems are converting 300 baud signals into > binary signals between the two computers. The lines being used are analog > lines being digitized at the rate of about 50KB/sec. In other words, a line ^^^^^^ > capable of handling over 100 calls is being tied up for up to an hour. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You must be joking! No one on Usenet can possibly be that naive about data communication. Or can they... +++ Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York +++ +++ UUCP {decvax,dual,rocksanne,rocksvax,watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry +++ +++ VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice,shell}!baylor!/ +++ +++ FAX 716/741-9635 {AT&T 3510D} syr!buf!/ +++ +++ TELEX 69-71461 ansbak: ELGECOMCLR {via WUI} ihnp4!/ +++ +++ +++ +++ "Have you hugged your cat today?" +++ Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com