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From: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: DNET And Our Serial Device
Message-ID: <518@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 27 Feb 89 06:30:30 GMT
Reply-To: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Organization: ASDG Incorporated
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A  couple  of weeks ago, Matt Dillon was kind enough to send us a DNET disk
ready  to go for multiple serial ports (using the ``specify driver and unit
number''  method).   Getting  ready  for  AmiExpo  in New York, we've had a
chance to fire up DNET on our expansion serial ports between two A2000s and
would like to share the results with you:

o	DNET works perfectly  over our serial device and drivers.
	(With no modifications).
o	Performance was quite  reasonable for file transfer. On a
	31250 baud line, files  transfered at approximately 23000
	baud.
o	Performance could clearly be higher if a transfer program
	was used which didn't  have to animate the CLI cursor and
	printf the progress messages.
o	It is  time for Matt to allow arbitrarily high baud rates
 	as right now DNET appears to stop at MIDI (31250).

I think we'll be busy stringing serial cables around the office in the next
few  weeks  as  DNET provides a viable inexpensive file transfer capability
for an office environment.  We're looking forward to Matt's proposed future
enhancements which includes email.

We'd  like  to  see  someone add a ``repeater'' capability so that a simple
star or point-to-point many host network can be achieved.

We'd like to say: ``Way to Go Matt!.''

Perry Kivolowitz

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                        Perry Kivolowitz, ASDG Inc.
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