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Re: USR X2 Modems . Do they Work??? Or just hype.

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From: Andrew Gordon
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 00:00
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ButtUgly wrote:
> Let's look at a typical example.  For a 33.6kb connection operating at
> N-8-1 (no parity, eight data bits and one stop bit - the "typical"
> modem connection):
> 
>  8      data bits
> +1      start bit
> +1      stop bit
> ---------
> 10      bits per frame

This is _not_ correct for a typical modem connection using V.42,
where the data is packetized and transmitted with HDLC framing
- no stop/start bits.  There is a small overhead for the framing,
but much less than 2 bits/byte.

Your logic is applicable the PC serial port however.
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From: Andrew Gordon <andrew.gordon@arg1.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: USR X2 Modems . Do they Work??? Or just hype.
Date: 1997/05/22
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