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- From: jwhite@vcnet.com (John White)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: *** The Navas-Starry Challenge *** (Was: Why 33600?)
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 14:13:08 GMT
- Organization: Internet Access of Ventura County 805.383.3500
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- On 17 Apr 1996 21:34:28 GMT, wslee@almond-frost.ai.mit.edu (Whay S.
- Lee) wrote:
-
- >
- >
- > 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.
- >
- >
- >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.
- >--
- >--
- >Whay Sing Lee Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- >545 Technology Sq., Rm 617 Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- >Cambridge, MA 02142. Concurrent VLSI Architecture Group
- >(617) 253-8572 Project: M-Machine MultiComputer
-
-
- Looks like John Navas is trying to find a way to get some real modems.
- Maybe he is finally getting tired of those disconnects from his modem
- and is willing to replace it with a 14.4!
-