Re: ProTERM

[lhhaff@cruzio.com (Larry Haff)]

In article <3mm81i$enu@news.eecs.nwu.edu>, paulb@eecs.nwu.edu (Paul
Brazis) wrote:

> I was considering a 14200 or 28800 baud modem for my //gs, and I was
> wondering if ProTERM could handle those speeds. I looked at the settings, and
> all I saw above my present 2400 is 4800, 9600, and 19200. Can I run 14400 or
> 28800 - do I need to do anything special, or can I just set it to run at
> 19.2, and use 14.4?

Not 100% sure, since I've gotten a lot deeper into communications since I
started using a Mac, but the speed you set in a communications program
determines the speed of communications between your CPU and your modem. 
Your modem still negotiates the speed to use with the remote modem.  It is
possible to be sending and receiving info between your computer and your
modem (Data Terminal Equipment, DTE, speed) at 19,200, while your modem
and the remote modem are communicating at a slower speed (Data
Communication Equipment, DCE, speed).  If there is a big difference
between the two speeds, you'll want to be sure you have some operational
handshaking protocol (a sort of "stop while I catch up" signal) so the
computer doesn't send info to the modem when the modem isn't ready to deal
with it.

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Larry Haff
Educator
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