Re: Need help finding a modem for a IIgs

[szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo)]

In article <butchCz6n95.B0r@netcom.com>, Gabe Sanchez <butch@netcom.com> wrote:
>Tony Cianfaglione (ab616@cfn.cs.dal.ca) wrote:
>: lvirden@cas.org wrote:
>
>: : Anyway under Prodos 8 to get the GS to go 28.8k?
>
>I have gotten connections at 28.8k but those are reare and you need a 
>verry clean connections. The avereage connection that I usually get
>with my GS is a 24.00k connection. Users who call my bbs have connected
>at 24000 and have gotten 2300+cps UL and even fater cps DL packed files
>. Keep in mind that my GS is running at 14Mhz with 64k cache under metal
>using  zmodem tranfers. I have the modem port locked via metal at 38.8k
>and have the control pannel set to 19.2k using a hardware handshaking cale.
>Hope this helps ya.

Why only 38.8k? 

Here's my bbs' daily caller log from a few days ago. Note the speeds:

 ### - Handle         (upload/download/posted)    Login time   Online     Baud
 
 044 - The Bartender                  No No No |  01:05:43  | 00:03:35 | 21600
 128 - Xenon Knight                   No No No |  02:27:09  | 00:02:47 | 21600
 #51 - The Ocean Side Bar                      |  02:56:19  | 00:00:31 | 21600
 #21 - Manzana                                 |  04:29:31  | 00:00:21 | 14400
 #04 - The Space Bar                           |  05:25:11  | 00:01:23 | 26400
 #40 - Lost Gonzo Bbs                          |  05:54:53  | 00:00:56 | 14400
 #52 - The Micro Bbs                           |  06:47:51  | 00:00:52 | 14400
 #07 - The Space Station                       |  07:02:01  | 00:00:59 | 14400
 170 - Michael Karver                 No No No |  07:20:15  | 00:25:16 | 14400
 130 - The Arcader                    No No No |  12:49:01  | 00:01:52 | 14400
 130 - The Arcader                    No No No |  12:53:56  | 00:03:16 | 28800
 130 - The Arcader                    No No No |  12:59:39  | 00:25:56 | 28800
 068 - Jeffrey Dahmer                 No No No |  13:50:19  | 00:04:42 | 14400
 #19 - The Next Generation                     |  13:57:16  | 00:00:57 | 19200
 109 - Myrddyn                        No No No |  14:02:29  | 00:52:55 | 2400
 080 - Zeeroe                         No No No |  15:54:28  | 00:03:05 | 2400
 061 - Mcurtin                        No No No |  16:05:16  | 00:15:14 | 14400
 022 - Cygnus                         No No Yes|  16:29:10  | 00:07:55 | 9600
 081 - Davidb                         No No No |  16:50:02  | 00:03:24 | 9600
 104 - Bill Scheffler                 No No No |  17:02:37  | 00:03:06 | 14400
 011 - Game Master                    No No No |  19:06:12  | 00:08:42 | 9600
 013 - Hammer T. Hacker               No No Yes|  20:10:44  | 00:20:12 | 9600
 044 - The Bartender                  No No No |  21:30:37  | 00:00:58 | 21600
 160 - High Density                   No No No |  23:07:33  | 00:14:01 | 26400

If you notice, the same person called at 14.4, then 28.8k twice. Whether
you get a true 28.8k connect depends on your phone line conditions. 
I think, on average, we get 26.4k connects from 28.8k callers...

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