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Re: Old XT + Waffle + Fossil + V.32bis = ?

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From: Terry Stockdale
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 12:23
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In <LaL7wB1w165w@floor.uucp.risc.net> hp@floor.uucp.risc.net (High Priest) writes:
>jeff@amikoj.rn.com (Jeff Kunce) writes:
>
>> The question: my throughput is peaking at ~1100cps (usually 900-1000). My
>> feed says I should be getting around 1800 cps. What's holding me up?
>> Is it my slow machine? A bad line? Are there magic settings? Should I
>> just be happy with 1k cps? All ideas appreciated...
>
>Well, I would be happy with 1000 cps. I'm currently getting 400-500 cps 
>on a v.32bis connect from my feed. (UNIX machine)
>The admin at my feed says there's nothing he can do, the 'g' protocol is 
>simply too inefficient. Is there anything that I can do?
>450 cps on a 14,400 connect is pathetic.
>
Turnaround time on the old XT is the problem.  I used to feed a waffle
site running on an xt, and similarly had about 450cps connects to him at
v32bis, despite 1100cps v32bis connects to other systems.  When he 
upgraded his motherboard to a 286 (yes, 286), the throughtput went
to 850cps.

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terry@dadstoy.gbdata.com	Terry Stockdale		Houston, Texas
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From: zatar@dadstoy.gbdata.com (Terry Stockdale)
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Subject: Re: Old XT + Waffle + Fossil + V.32bis = ?
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