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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Is 33.6 only available for USR?
- Date: 4 Feb 1996 03:10:17 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
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- Christian Weisgerber (naddy@mips.pfalz.de) wrote:
- : dhaire@gate.net (doug haire) writes:
- :
- : > Yes, I agree, the protocol should be the same. I used Zmodem w/Mobyturbo.
- : > Your point about Ymodem-G is good but I don't think it would show a
- : > significant difference. The rate would be higher simply because Ymodem-G
- : > does not send crc's with each 1k of data so there is lower overhead.
- :
- : Actually it does send CRCs. Basically, YModem-G is plain YModem (-1k,
- : -CRC) without waiting for ACKs.
-
- In that case there should be absolutely NO difference in speed between
- Zmodem (plain) and Ymodem-G. There is. There's got to be something that
- Zmodem is doing that Ymodem-G is not. Both are "streaming protocols" and
- do not wait for ACK/NAKs.
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