[comp.dcom.modems] FAQ please

kjh@aludra.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson) (11/08/90)

I don't know anything about >= 9600 bps modems, but I'd like to; I'm
thinking about getting one.

What do the different modems do?  What different standards exist?  What
is required for various applications?  (I'd like to use >= 9600 bps for
interactive use, and also for file transfers.  The operating system on
the local end will be either DOS or Unix, and the remote OS will surely
be Unix.)

Please post a FAQ if one exists.  If none exists yet, could a guru
please draft one?  Thank you.

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