Re: LF: A 9600 bps Note!
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Well most phone lines are now capable to go high speeds. Yes phone lines
were not capable of high speeds, but now they are. I heard that US.
Robotics is making a 52 kb modem. called the X2 or something.
Gary
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> From: that1guy@juno.com
> To: list-fargo@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: LF: A 9600 bps Note!
> Date: Sunday, November 24, 1996 10:33 AM
>
> You are wrong! Old computers like 8088's can run at a max or 9600 baud-
> that much is true- however, most any computer manufactured in the last 2
> years has a 16550 UART chip on board. This allows for DIRECT 115,000 bps
> transfer rates computer<->computer. However, phone lines were originally
> designed to handle 2400 baud. That is why you will most likely never see
> an anolog modem go faster than 33.6. To tell you the truth- most parts
> of the U.S. you will have only a connection of 26,400bps because that is
> all the quality of the local lines. (Even on 33.6's!) So, to tell
> everyone that every serial device runs at "9600" without "algorithms" is
> a lie.
>
> that1guy@juno.com
>
>
> On Sun, 24 Nov 1996 10:01:24 -0500 Ciebiera@aol.com writes:
> >I don't think that anyone's aware that all modems communicate at 9600
> >baud,
> >that is the fastest a serial port can go the only difference between a
> >14,400
> >and a 28,800 is the algorythem for the data compression. If there was
> >a way
> >to emulate that in a new graph link then you could hook up with the
> >internet
> >at 28.8K. Just thought I'd let everyone know.
> >
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