Re: Help Transporter _modem_

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

In article <CuoD4z.LHL@actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

> [..]

>The video display is built into the PCT and doesn't require software
>assistance from the Apple, hence it runs a lot faster than most other
>PCT I/O.

When I ran Telemate 4.1 at 4800, the limiting of speed was definetely
screen update.

> [..]

>You're calling the hard drive interface on the PCT fast?  I suppose it
>is faster than a floppy, but not much.  Every sector read or write
>performed by the hard drive BIOS turns into a ProDOS Read or Write
>call (possibly preceded by a SetMark).  This might be bearable on a
>RamFAST, but an Apple SCSI card is quite slow under ProDOS-8.

I have a RamFAST here, and when I ran some benchmark test in PCT, the
HD was rating better than most AT computers.  :-)

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Frank M. Lin
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