HM> Hello Ian!



 HM> Saturday February 10 1996 20:24, Russell Brooks wrote to Ian Smith:



 RB>>>> Express? > RPI, no?

 IS>>> Fair comment.  You might expand on the problems with RPI a bit?

 >> This was actually Hamish's comment let him explain it



 HM> (Sorry, didn't receive your message here Ian.)





 HM> Well, I've never used one, but the modems are made simpler (with no built 

 HM> in

 HM> error correction or compression). Then you use software to perform these 

 HM> more

 HM> advanced functions. The idea is to save a few bucks on manufacturing the 

 HM> thing.

 HM> Of course, you can only use software that supports the RPI software-based

 HM> features. I *think* there's a Windows driver which does RPI for all

 HM> Windows-based software, but for DOS, deltaComm, Mustang etc refuse to 

 HM> support

 HM> it AFAIK.



 HM> Also even using MNP 4 you'd (AFAIK) still be using an async connection, 

 HM> while

 HM> with modem based MNP4/V.42 it's 8 bit sync. With MNP 4 in software you 

 HM> still

 HM> have to send the start/stop to the modem which will still transmit them.



 HM> The money saved isn't worth the headaches to come.



RPI (Really Poor Idea)



Russell



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