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to: MICK MAAN
from: RICK COLLINS
date: 1997-09-19 20:50:00
subject: How Fast ?

On Sep 17 21:46, 1997, Mick Maan of 3:711/410 wrote:
MM>   Hi All,
MM>   Could someone please tell me how many cps a 28.8 modem (using Zmodem or
MM>  Ymodem-G) should be doing. I have a 33.6 modem but the BBS I usually log
MM>  onto only has a maximum of 28.8. I'm currently using Terminate v4.00 and
MM>  it tells me that I'm getting 3150cps ( + or - 100cps). Is this OK ?
It's not far off what you should expect.  Ballpark, I'd say.
Rick
--- MsgedSQ 3.30
On Sep 16 11:51, 1997, Dave Raymond of 1:3603/210.12 wrote:
DR> Rick,
RC>> If it's a "real" modem even Windows doesn't need a "driver".  Real
RC>> modems (that is, hardware modems, not "winmodems"), don't have
RC>> "drivers".  Period.
DR> Well, while they may not require a driver to be a functional
DR> piece of hardware, I wonder how Windows95 based communications
DR> software would function, if no modem driver was installed
DR> into Windows95.
Semantics, but the driver (comm.drv) is a "serial port driver", not a "modem" 
driver.
Rick
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