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Subject: 2400 baud
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Date: Tue, 9-Jun-87 15:22:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun  9 15:22:00 1987
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I just hung a Courier 2400 on my Apple and called the mainframe.
It is truly amazing how much difference there is between 2400
and 1200 baud!  I started out at 110 baud (old aren't I) on a
KSR-33 TTY (when the "Steves" Woz both babes) and remember
thinking how "quick" 300 baud was (back in the days of line by
line mainframe computing).  1200 baud (years later) was equally
awesome (and by that time, full screen display made it nearly
essential).  However, those gains were 3 times and 4 times what
I had become used to (I can't IMAGINE going back to 110 baud,
although it seemed okay when I first started -- heck before that
it was strictly batch off punch cards (FORTRAN looked great
compared to Bell-1).  I hadn't expected a mere doubling of speed
to be so magical (although I expected to notice file transfer in
only half the time).

If you have an employer looking for a reasonable use for some
equipment money, I highly recommend a Courier 2400!  Rats...
now I'm going to get spoiled and have to buy one with my own
money to use at home.

(and speaking of nostalgia... how many of you all ever saved a
program on paper tape?)