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- From: Bob Uhrick <rju@op.net>
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- Subject: Re: Shouldn't avg. file transfers speed match modem speed?
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 00:34:09 -0500
- Organization: OpNet -- Greater Philadelphia Internet Service
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- Ernesto Laban wrote:
- >
- > You get two things mixed up. 14k4 means 14.400 BITS per second.
- > The download value you mentioned is kBYTES per second.
- > 1 byte is 8 bits. so if you divide 14,4/8=1.8 kByte per second.
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- Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've always thought modems transmit 10 bits for
- each byte. 8 bits for the character, plus 1 parity bit and 1 stop bit?
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- -Bob
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