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

[Bill Bradford]

On Sun, Aug 15, 1999 at 07:19:42PM -0500, Jonathan Eisch wrote:
> 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
> > 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

I think it can handle 56k if you do the proper flow control.  It wasnt
till the Ultra that Sun finally put out a decent serial port. 8-(

Bill

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