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- From: wslee@almond-frost.ai.mit.edu (Whay S. Lee)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: *** The Navas-Starry Challenge *** (Was: Why 33600?)
- Date: 17 Apr 1996 21:34:28 GMT
- Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
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- In-reply-to: JNavas@NavasGrp.com's message of Tue, 16 Apr 1996 19:47:09 GMT
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- Heck .. I could use some backup modems .. can I join up with
- you John? I'll bet a 14.4K GVC External (against anyone's
- 14.4K internal) that John wins ... any takers ? 8-)
-
- whay.
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- In article <3173f628.4860238@news.pbinet.com> JNavas@NavasGrp.com
- (John Navas) writes:
- > [Posted to comp.dcom.modems, copy sent by email]
- > estarry@oro.net (Ed Starry) wrote:
- > >... You use a 28.8 with 10 lbs. of pressure and I use a 14.4 with 100
- > >lbs. of pressure. There's a matter of compression, my 14.4 modem compresses
- > >data and your 28.8 doesn't!
- > Nonsense.
-
- > ... [deleted]
- >
- > So are you willing to put your money where your mouth is? Here's:
- >
- > the Navas-Starry Challenge
- >
- > You use your 14.4 modem with whatever interface you want (Hayes ESP
- > included). I will use a USR Sportster 28800 Vi with a standard 16550 UART.
- >
- > Both of us will identify one real-world file (i.e., not a synthetic test
- > file) publically available on each of three different BBS systems or FTP/Web
- > servers. The size of each file shall not be less than 250 kilobytes. We
- > will each then measure the total time it takes to download all six (6) files
- > with our respective modems using ZMODEM or FTP/HTTP transfer as appropriate,
- > measuring the time with a stopwatch in each case from the download command
- > (not the start of transfer) to download complete.
- >
- > Either of us may challenge the results of the other, in which case the tests
- > will be repeated by a mutually agreeable third party with our hardware. I
- > will concede that you are the winner if you can come within 10% of my time.
- >
- > The loser will give the winner five (5) of the modems used by the winner.
- > Both of us will escrow sufficient funds to cover the cost with a mutually
- > agreeable third party before the start of the contest.
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