Re: Slow downloading

[jturner@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Joseph Turner)]

Dick Napoli (dnapoli@freenet.columbus.oh.us) wrote:
: Robin Prest (rprest@cln.etc.bc.ca) wrote:

: : 	If my modem's rated at 14.4 k/s, then why does it only sustain a 
: : file transfer rate of about 40k/m.  Shouldn't it be receiving data at a 
: : rate more around 3 or 4 hundred k per minute?
: 	Typical throughput without compression should be 1200 to 1400 cps.
: If you have a connection to a data compressing modem, you could expect at
: least twice that figure with uncompressed data.  Compressed files,
: however, would suffer speedwise if the modems tried to compress/decompress
: them, so they are detected by the hardware compression scheme and sent on
: without further compression.  
: 	To get the higher rates on uncompressed data, you have to have
: your serial port speed set at least to at least 38400.  Whether you can do
: this or not depends on what type Apple II you are using.  A GS using one
: of the big three comm programs can attain up to 57600 port speed using the
: modem port or even higher with a Super Serial Card and Turbo baud rate
: generator add-on.  The same is possible with a IIe using that hardware
: combination.  I believe, however, that a IIc can do only 9600 at best. 
: Someone here will correct me, I'm sure, if I am wrong about the IIc.
: -- 
: Dick Napoli (dnapoli@freenet.columbus.oh.us)

      I have a 2c and I have managed to get it going at 19200 baud. I 
don't have any problems on it at all.
  Joe