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From: gwyn@smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Transfer protocols
Message-ID: <8559@smoke.ARPA>
Date: 22 Sep 88 00:30:09 GMT
References: <8809210141.AA02974@crash.cts.com>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) )
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <8809210141.AA02974@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-sol!pro-newfrontier!pro-freedom!mmcnew@nosc.mil writes:
-Gynn@smoke writes:

"I see no Gynn here."

->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..

Or, just watch the lights on your modem.

-"Out tests show that XMODEM 1k and YMODEM downloads are about 5-10% faster
-than standard XMODEM."

That's about right.

However, it has NOTHING to do with so-called "streaming" protocols,
which was the topic of discussion.  Sheesh.