RE: 2400 on a PM-3 - We're supporting it (fwd)

Bryan Wann_Stigler_ISP (bcasey@galaxy.galstar.com)
Wed, 20 Nov 1996 18:03:53 -0600 (CST)

On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Radius Account for NOX.NET wrote:

> Dont forget that Microsoft Internet Explorer Dialer for
> Windows 3.1 requires at least 9.600 bps ....
>
> I am thinking .... 2.400 ...It will take 8 hours
> at full speed to download IE 3.0 !!!!!!!!!!!!
> never mind about traffic and NO CARRIER messages ...

We've got 2400 bps modems to work with Windows 3.1. Being happy with it
was an entirely different story... Something as simple as Yahoo's home
page took at least 8 minutes to bring up!

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Bryan Wann, Owner, CNA, Solaris Sysadmin, BOFH >clickety-click<
CWIS Internet Services http://www.cwis.net
bwann@cwis.net bcasey@galstar.com Stigler, OK