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Gerrit,
It seems that an high speed port is important to avoid the loss of data.
I receive realtime Datafeed by Satellite and it's plugged to my PC by the
COM1 port.
1. I guess that's the same for both external modems and Satellite, we need
a high Speed Port, am I right ?
2. If it's true, where can I check the speed of my port ?
Rgds,
Philippe
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerrit Jacobsen <jrt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Jim Johnson <jejohn@xxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: PS2k SP2 Update, Tick Counts and Rant
> Jim,
>
> > 1. Will cable modems represent an improvement and elimate the need for
> > me to get a high speed port?
>
> Depends, if this an external modem it will make your need for
> high speed port even more urgent since the data has to get somehow
> into your computer. If it is an internal modem you don't need any
> port at all.
>
> > 2. What does a high speed port offer beyond my USR 56K VoiceWin modem?
>
> That you don't lose your data. The basic issue is that your
> operating system cannot poll the data as fast as necessary
> from the port. This is why the port must be able to store as much
> data as possible.
>
> Gerrit Jacobsen
>
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