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DW> Yes - for today's highs speed modems, you want the computer to
DW> communicate with comm port FASTER than the modem's rated speed.
DW> This is because modern high speed modems utilize data
DW> compression.  
Partly.  Error correction also requires a higher port speed than
connect speed for max throughput, because the data on the port
consists of 10 bits per byte and that between the modems is 8 bits
per byte.
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 30 Jun 0:55 
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