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From: david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- Resident E-mail Hack)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Looking for a fast modem < $1000.
Message-ID: <7826@g.ms.uky.edu>
Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 20:24:42 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  6 20:24:42 1987
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In article <8093@ism780c.UUCP> tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith) writes:
>david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- Resident E-mail Hack) writes:
>< I have only one reservation.
>< 
>< It's a proprietary protocol which will only work with Trailblazers.
>I seem to recall that the proposed standards ( e.g., from ISO ) suck.
>They do things like fall back from 9600 to 4800 if there is too much
>line noise.  The Trailblazer is much better.

I completely understand and agree.

The trailblazer will fall back as well, but in 300 baud speed increments
instead of 4800 baud increments.

However, one version of reality is that the PTT's in various countries
control sales of modems within their countries.  Also .. those very
same PTT's are what makes up ISO.  (at least as far as communications
standards are concerned).  This gives modems adhering to the ISO
protocols an advantage in built-in sales even though the Telebit
protocol is superior in many many many ways.

Another version of reality is that if Telebit makes enough of a market
niche, then they'll become a defacto standard which the PTT's will have
to pay attention to because of pressure from their customers.
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