At 08:34/16/Mar, Darren Hamilton (1:153/290) said:
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CF>> HST is a very poor example to use Darren, as _every_ USR Courier
CF>> "Dual  Standard" and "V.Everything" modem ever sold supports HST. 
CF>> There are still circumstances where very robust proprietary 
CF>> protocols such as PEP and HST are the only ones capable of  making a
CF>> link.
DH> When there were a few 16,800 HST-based BBS locally, I found that v.32
DH> modems would only connect to them at 2,400.
Of course.  Two modems have to have the same protocols supported to connect 
at any given speed.  HST Couriers offered 9600 and above using HST - not 
V.32.  Those that had them could enjoy 9600+ connects with other 
similarly-equipped modems, long before V.32 modems became inexpensive, and 
therefore popular.
The "dual standard" and V.everything modems support both the proprietary HST 
and the ITU protocols.
Rick
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