Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!apple!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!amdcad!sun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!uunet!mcvax!unido!tub!tmpmbx!netmbx!blume From: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Ymodem-G (again?!) Message-ID: <1387@netmbx.UUCP> Date: 18 Sep 88 04:01:59 GMT References: <8663@drutx.ATT.COM> <27636@think.UUCP> <8489@smoke.ARPA> <8683@drutx.ATT.COM> Reply-To: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Distribution: comp Organization: netmbx Public Access Unix, Berlin, West Germany Lines: 26 In article <8683@drutx.ATT.COM> dvac@drutx.ATT.COM (Daniel Vachon) writes: -In article <8489@smoke.ARPA>, gwyn@smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) writes: -- At normal modem speeds such as 2400 bps, there is so little gain -- in switching to a streaming protocol as to make it a waste of time -- to implement. Do the calculations.. - -true, it probably doesn't buy you a whole lot with 2400, but a lot of -Apple BBS'ers are getting the USR HST's, and Ymodem or Zmodem would -be a great help in speed of data transfers. in fact the manual for the HST says, that the MAXIMUM throughput with x-modem or kermit is about 400 cps, which is VERY frustrating when you have equipment that can do 17400 bps.... i want my streaming protocol !! -- Heiko Blume # DOMAIN: blume@netmbx.UUCP { BITNET: ( mixed } Seekorso 29 # BANG : ..!{backbone}!netmbx!blume D-1000 Berlin 22, West-Germany # Phone : (+49 30) 365 55 71 or ... 365 75 01 Telex : 183008 intro d # Fax : (+49 30) 882 50 65