LocalTalk throughput

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2 total messages Started by Chris Reid Wed, 27 Jan 1993 13:22

#4070

Author: Chris Reid
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 13:22

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Hi all,
	
	does anybody know the maximum throughput I can
achieve on a LocalTalk net (between 2-5 Macs connected
via LocalTalk).

Thanks,

	Chris
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Chris Reid    <cr@cs.strath.ac.uk>

Re: LocalTalk throughput

#4084

Author: Bill Woodcock
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:49

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                                             Wednesday, January 27, 1993

          cr@cs.strath.ac.uk (Chris Reid) writes:
        > does anybody know the maximum throughput I can
        > achieve on a LocalTalk net (between 2-5 Macs 
        > connected via LocalTalk).

    Max theoretical throughput is 230.4 kbits per second, or about 14
    megabits or 1.75 megabytes per minute.  Between a single pair of Macs
    on an average LocalTalk network, maximum real-world performance is
    closer to one megabyte per minute.  This is an extreme generalization.
    Some file transfer methods will be less efficient, and any contention
    for access to the network throughput will lower the data rate of any
    transfers going on.
      
                             -Bill Woodcock

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bill woodcock  woody@zocalo.com  woody@applelink.apple.com  woody@ucscb.ucsc.edu

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