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  1. Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
  2. Path: istar.net!infoshare!whome!gts!bokonon!stephen
  3. From: stephen@bokonon.ussinc.com (Stephen M. Dunn)
  4. Subject: Re: To V42Bis or not to V42Bis??
  5. Organization: United System Solutions Inc.
  6. Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 04:13:54 GMT
  7. Message-ID: <DMyEF6.5vM@bokonon.ussinc.com>
  8. References: <eric-0502962347460001@sobt.accessorl.net> <9602090229.AA07775@pathcom.com> <Pine.LNX.3.91.960210194648.18732A-100000@eola.ao.net>
  9.  
  10. In article <Pine.LNX.3.91.960210194648.18732A-100000@eola.ao.net> Butt-head <eric@eola.ao.net> writes:
  11. $       I didn't know that the packet *could* be sent before the modem was 
  12. $done compressing it.
  13.  
  14.    V.42bis doesn't compress packets.  It compresses a data stream,
  15. and this compression takes place _before_ V.42 gets to turn the data
  16. stream into discrete packets.
  17. -- 
  18. stephen@bokonon.ussinc.com               ...!{xrtll,gts.org}!bokonon!stephen
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  20. Stephen M. Dunn, CNE, ACE, Sr. Systems Analyst, United System Solutions Inc.
  21. 104 Carnforth Road, Toronto, ON, Canada M4A 2K7          (416) 750-7946 x251
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