[Sunhelp] an old SparcStation and a 56k modem...

Sun Aug 15 19:19:42 CDT 1999

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First posted to Suns-at-Home Digest, September 1998.  Could someone
please comment on it, as I'm looking to run a 56k off an old sun (or my
SS5 if it would work better).

-Jonathan

> Date: 17 Sep 1998 23:52:34 -0000
> From: brendan at zen.org
> Subject: old sparcs & a 56k modem
> To: Suns-at-Home at net-kitchen.com
>
> Hi!  I was wondering if any of you folks found that using a 56k modem with
> an older sparcstation (with the serial port confined to 38k) actually gave
> you a fast enough connection?  Did you notice the bottleneck between your
> machine and the modem, or was it noticably faster than, say, a 28.8 line?
> The machine I have is a sparc 1+.  I have a vague memory of the sparc2
> being the first with a serial port that can really handle faster speeds,
> but it might be wrong.   (i.e., if I get a 56k modem will I be wasting
> my money, ya think?)
>
> Thanks!
> B
>

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First posted to Suns-at-Home Digest, September 1998.  Could someone
please comment on it, as I'm looking to run a 56k off an old sun (or my
SS5 if it would work better).
<p>-Jonathan
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<pre>Date: 17 Sep 1998 23:52:34 -0000
From: brendan at zen.org
Subject: old sparcs & a 56k modem
To: Suns-at-Home at net-kitchen.com

Hi!  I was wondering if any of you folks found that using a 56k modem with
an older sparcstation (with the serial port confined to 38k) actually gave
you a fast enough connection?  Did you notice the bottleneck between your
machine and the modem, or was it noticably faster than, say, a 28.8 line?
The machine I have is a sparc 1+.  I have a vague memory of the sparc2
being the first with a serial port that can really handle faster speeds,
but it might be wrong.   (i.e., if I get a 56k modem will I be wasting
my money, ya think?)

Thanks!
B</pre>
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