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echo: aust_modem
to: Kris Roebuck
from: Ian Smith
date: 1996-07-09 21:24:12
subject: CPS Rates

RL> If you're getting 3300 then you're doing bloody well. You wont do
 RL> much better.

 KR> You'd be surprised.  I've started pulling in files at 5120 cps at times.
 KR> This is interesting because my serial port is locked at 38400 and should
 KR> only allow 4266 cps at best.

More than interesting, it's impossible; you cannot get greater than 3840
cps through an asynchronous port locked at 38400bps using 8-bit data,
compressed or uncompressed, no matter what.  Your comms program is fibbing
to you.

Where does that 4266 cps figure come from?

Ian

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