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Re: FASTLINK (tm) "10,000 bps or faster" modem

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From: telecom
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1985 19:20
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In article <720@ecsvax.UUCP> hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) writes:
>
>  I got the glossy 4 page brochure from Digital Communications Associates,
>Inc. (the IRMA people) about their FASTLINK (tm) 10,000 bps modem.  It 
>also has 300 and 1200 compatibility, but I thought people might be 
>interested in some of the "fast" features.
>
>  "Data transmission at 10,000 bps or faster."  N1
>  "Asynchronous dial-up connection."  
>  "Automatic error detection and correction."  N2
>
>N1- inside it says "Poor quality lines may result in lower transmisssion
>     speeds."

Latest Mini-Micro Systems (Nov 85) has an item on it.  Article has
test being performed with 'Telebit Trailblazer' (Telebit being the
actual developer, DCA is a marketeer licensing it as Fastlink).  Test
had PC-card version in a Compaq in Washington DC talking to a
stand-alone version at Telebit's office in California.

"Telephone circuits were established through three long-distance
carriers, AT&T, GTE Sprint, and Western Union.  The TrailBlazer modem
in Washington transmitted files through each carrier, respectively, at
14,819, 11,023 and 9198 bps." -- Stephen J. Shaw, Mini-Micro Systems,
Nov 85, p.45

As stated in previous follow-up, they don't intend it for use as an
interactive modem, but chiefly for bulk-transfer applications.  Seems
to me some of the high-volume net sites ought to look into these
beasties.

					Bob Halloran
					Sr MTS, CONCURRENT Computer Corp
					(Formerly Perkin-Elmer DSG)
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Subject: Re: FASTLINK (tm) "10,000 bps or faster" modem
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