Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!microsoft!w-colinp
From: w-colinp@microsoft.UUCP (Colin Plumb)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: hi speed modems in Germany
Message-ID: <12374@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 19 Mar 89 02:01:07 GMT
References: <4377@drivax.DRI> <1445@altger.UUCP>
Reply-To: w-colinp@microsoft.uucp (Colin Plumb)
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korn@altger.UUCP (Hans Korneder) wrote:
> But anyhow: I guess, you won't be very happy with a TB+ across the ocean:
> The TB-modems do some sort of token passing between the modems when they are
> idling.  If you dial and get a satellite-line, there are *some* delays on
> the line, which make it almost impossible for that mechanism to work. (At
> least those were my experiences).

This seems very odd; I thought the Telebit guys were smarter than this and
could cope with long-latency lines.  They're certainly aware (uucp spoofing
an all) of how badly simplistic protocols die in the face of longer
latency.
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	-Colin (uunet!microsoft!w-colinp)

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