Re: Need help on upgrading a v.32 modem to v.42

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From: Scott Alfter
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 01:03

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In article <1992Oct15.165257.7343@cs.odu.edu> imbri_m@aesc.cs.odu.edu (Mark Imbriaco) writes:

>Why wouldn't you consider a modem without v.42bis?  I have a GVC v.42 with 
>the port locked at 19.2k and I ran it side by side with a v.42bis modem 
>noticing little or no difference.  MNP functions almost as well, and if you
>are doing file xfers you would want it turned off for better performance 
>anyway.. right?

V.42bis is smart enough to turn itself off when it detects a
significant amount of pre-compressed data.  Besides, who sells
high-speed modems anymore that have MNP, but that don't have V.42bis?

(I know I left a post on this subject here a while ago...did I mention
the Infotel (Zoom) V.32 modem that normally ships with neither MNP nor
V.42bis?  Avoid those like the plague.)

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From: sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: Need help on upgrading a v.32 modem to v.42
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