Re: 28800 modems?

[Neil Palmer <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave Mahadevan wrote:
> 
> James W. Kilgore wrote:
> >
> >
> > We have also found out that depending on the processor speed, we can
> > hard code the device and set the speed for EITHER 19,200 or 38,400.
> 
> I will try setting 38,400 and give it a try.  I remember having trouble
> before.
> 
> >
> > Our local phone lines are old enough that at best we connect at 24,000.
> 
> I have a question for you.  How do you know you connected at 24,000?  Is
> there some software or hardware which detects the actual speed?
> 
>

Hey Dave - that's easy.  If you have one of those $500 IBM modems,
instead of one of those $99.95 K-Mart Specials (or was that a USR ;-) 
)  they have indicators on the front panel that tell you what speed you
connected at !  (Must be those extra blinking LED's, and the Synchronous
& leased line support, that cost the extra $400).   

(Of course, there's always the CONNECT 24000 message or whatever that
you should see on an Async connection).

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