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- From: dmeyer@tiac.net (David Meyer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: Cardinal Modems
- Date: 26 Mar 1996 12:06:04 GMT
- Organization: The Internet Access Company
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- Blake Scruggs (blake@blkbox.com) wrote:
- : Looking for info on Cardinal Modems,
- : I picked up a 28.8 from CompuAbility recently and I am
- : getting cps over 1800 finally, used to use a Supra 14.4.
- : Thru my PPP Server I used to see a 14.4 connect despite having
- : 38400 set.
- : Now I see a true 38400 connect, but I have'nt had any luck
- : at higher connects.
- :
- The ad for "Surf Squirrel" in the March Amiga Magazine includes a chart
- indicating that the A1200 (this should also apply to all older equipment)
- can do no better than 38.4kb with the standard serial port. Their option
- pack can reach speeds up to 115.2kb, depending on various factors - but
- is always at least a little faster than the standard serial port.
-
- The Walker prototype includes a "high-speed serial port" that may go a
- long way in remedying this problem. Many older computers, most brands,
- have "slow" serial ports - some which could barely keep up with a 9600
- baud modem.
-