Re: Need help finding a modem for a IIgs

[thoang@orion.oac.uci.edu (Trangdaithi Hoang)]

In article <1994Nov15.193450.1@exodus.valpo.edu>,
Auri Man <aar7334@exodus.valpo.edu> wrote:
>Luigi Writes:
>
>:  Anyway under Prodos 8 to get the GS to go 28.8k?
>
>You can use ProTerm and hook up at 57.6, but you won't be able to get the
>full vfast 116.8k (or whatever the super speed is <grin>) until someone
>releases a serial card for the GS that uses the new UART chip that goes 
>to the top speed of a 28.8 modem.  But a 57.6 connection with a 28.8 modem
>is VERY fast indeed and you'll enjoy it :)

You don't need a serial port rate higher than 38.4k to fully benefit
from 28.8k v.FC or 28.8k v.34.  The higher serial rates are only useful
if you have hardware (modem) data compression enabled and you happen
to transfer a lot of compressable data such as text files; there is no
benefit from transferring already compressed data such as .SHK, .GSHK,
.BXY, .GIF, .ZIP, etc.  From my experience with transferring compressed
data, there is no difference from using 38.8k or 57.6k or 115.2k or
230.4k.  To the original poster, I say go for it.  Get the new
Practical Peripherals (PPI) 28.8k v.34/v.FC modem and ProTerm v3.1 and
enjoy the speed (avoid USR until they fix the disconnect problem with
their v.FC code).  I know I am. =)