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From: twan@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Tat Wan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac II to mainframe via ISN at 19.2K isn't working!
Message-ID: <273@umbio.MIAMI.EDU>
Date: 17 Aug 88 13:22:24 GMT
References: <451@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
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in article <451@mace.cc.purdue.edu>, ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) says:
{stuff about ISN connection at 9600 bps deleted}
> 
> Do MacKermit and MacTerminal have reputations for running at 19.2K with
> any degree of reliability?  Is better software available that does long-packet
> Kermit protocol transfers, reliable vt100 emulation, and 19.2Kbaud speed?
                                                           ^^^^^^^^^
I have been using MacKermit .9(40) at 19.2Kbps over a DECserver 100 with no
problems. Response seems to be not much different from running it at 9600,
although someone showed me that 19.2k was definitely much faster on an
IBM 3151 terminal. Might be due to buffering done by kermit (?)
> 
> Any ideas?  Seeing an $800 IBM triumphantly beat a $5000 Mac II wasn't
> pleasant!!  Please post responses;  seeing some discussion would be helpful.
> 
> 
> John O'Malley         \ Personal Computing       \ Purdue University \ (317)
> mace.cc.purdue.edu!ajq \ Learning Resource Center \ Computing Center  \ 494-9944

Unrelated question: Is it better to do kermit file transfers with a packet
length of 1010 (max) or 516 (effective length 512 bytes) as suggested in 
the MacKermit manual? The lines are perfect (no errors encountered at all). 
What about checksums?

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