RG>  I have just left a BBS which has a Courier v34+ online and
 RG> I got  a rate of just "over" 4000 cps on a large zipped file.

 AM> I still have my doubts whether this is actually possible.

 TL> I think with two v.34+'s and a good connection, it is
 TL> possible ... The best I have got with my Avtek V.fc to
 TL> another V.fc in brisbane was about 3500cps!!
 IS> Your Avtek does among the quickest V.32bis / LAPM 
 IS> around; I've commented before on your consistent 
 IS> 1680/1690 CPS out of here, with Janus even, on largish 
 IS> mail files; and that's still happening, I see.

I think I recall doug getting 1700+ when he first got the modem. Now it's
around 1690 or something I think ...

 IS> So, let's say you _could_ get to 1700cps {at} V.32bis on 
 IS> an excellent line, on large incompressible files; 
 IS> that's about as good as it gets (assuming ZedZap aka 8k 
 IS> Zmodem), right?  Actually, 1700 is quite achievable using MNP4.

 IS> That's 1700 / 1440 = 118%.  So 3360 x 118% = 3967 CPS.  
 IS> 4000 CPS would be 119% at 33600bps, equivalent to 
 IS> _1714_ CPS at 14400.  Um, I'm with Arthur, at least 
 IS> till we see a matched pair of logs to the contrary :)

Your estimate is only 33 off 4000 :) Not much difference, and a few people
say they have witnessed it between two 33.6's :) But does it really make
much diff if you get 3967 or 4000 :)

Tai

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