Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 20:08:30 -0500 (EST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.org> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: wes@intele.net, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: delays in ppp solved Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960118200644.23971E-100000@Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM> In-Reply-To: <199601180521.PAA05556@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Thu, 18 Jan 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > Er. Most 'cheap' modems have 8-bit microcontrollers (Z180/8051) in them. > I've been told of cases where, to obtain the desired throughput, vendors > have skimped on the compression (the hard side of the pair) so that > the processor could keep up. owwwww....never seen one that cheap. even the cheapest 14.4 $99 modem had a 16bit micro. but dropped carrier everytime someone sneezed ;) Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG play go. ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life i am moving to a new job. PLEASE USE: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG
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