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From: dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Der Tynan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Connecting the NeXT box to phone lines -- Where is my RJ11??
Summary: 9600 baud? CPU power!
Message-ID: <2583@sultra.UUCP>
Date: 18 Oct 88 05:32:02 GMT
References: <10639@reed.UUCP> <24824@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: Tynan Computers, Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <24824@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, bob@allosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield) writes:
> 
> The 9600bps modem was built into the early revs of the board, but was
> later moved outside the case in a little box that just hangs there
> like an appendage.  [...]
> 
> This also leaves more flexibility for use as a FAX modem, etc.
> -=-
> Zippy sez,								--Bob

The thing I have against all this "9600 baud modem emulator" stuff, is if you
try to do any "real" work with the system, besides just a terminal emulator,
you'll probably get bogged down real quick.  I mean, can you imagine using
such an arrangement as a newsfeed?  So, here we have uucico running, which
forks uuxqt, which forks sh, which forks rnews, which forks compress and
another rnews, not to mention any residual network daemons.  Into this
environment, you're going to throw in a full Telebits PEP emulation???  I
don't think so.  Gone are the days of FSK modems.  The amount of work a
Trailblazer does must be gastronomical, what with up to 511 channels, each
modulated at 7.58 baud?  I think personally, I'd just fork over the extra
spondoolix, and get a 'real' modem.
						- Der
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