Re: STAC on OR-HS (fwd)

Brian Rice ((no email))
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 19:13:07 -0700 (PDT)

> Once upon a time Tom Samplonius shaped the electrons to say...
> > So the OS-HS is definitely going to support STAC in an upcoming release?
>
> My understanding is as such.

Your understanding is correct...

> All OR units will support it. We don't officially recommend it for use
> on connections over 128K yet, as we haven't done extensive testing with
> higher speed links. It is kind of a bonus that came from adding it for
> the ISDN units.

... though not complete ... we _have_ done extensive testing and I'm sure
we're going to officially state that for connections over 128K it's a very
bad idea indeed. Keep in mind that on the OR series the compression is
done in software. This is a very CPU-expensive proposition and on connections
exceeding 128K the return on investment begins to decline rather rapidly.

-- 
Bri
(The "Bri" MZ likes to pick on alot - heh, I should take a survey to see how
many list members even recall who I am [was?!] ... but I won't!)