Re: Terminal Emulation rates

["Sean Fahey" <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

"Alistair J Ross" <mail@ataliross.co.uk> wrote in message
pan.2004.09.30.00.32.24.516252@ataliross.co.uk">news:pan.2004.09.30.00.32.24.516252@ataliross.co.uk...

> Is there nothing that can be done about this speed. To use the machine for
> any practical purpose at 300bps even back in 1980 would have been unusable
> to say the least.

No, in 1980 - 300bps was pretty much the standard. Anything higher was
usually corporate, mega-expensive and (often) proprietary. I remember using
45/110bps modems - and using a 300bps modem with a proprietary 450bps "fast"
mode...
Ack! I've dated myself.