jmh@eagle.ukc.ac.uk (Jim Hague) (06/10/88)
I came across a Microcom ad yesterday that alluded to some MNP classes I haven't come across before, 7-9. Can some kind soul give a summary of what these do ? The ad (Datamation, BTW) seemed to hint that Class 9 is a V.32 engine with Telcor-standard data compression, giving a claimed 38,400 bps throughput. Just as predicted in the Byte article. Can anybody comment on whether this sort of compression is for real ? I can concede it possible for text, but how about sending already compressed news ? On these figures, it seems the data compression algorithm is around twice as effective as LZW. Any other comments ? -- Jim Hague UUCP: ..!mcvax!ukc!jmh Failure has gone to his TG: 72:MAG10135 head. - Wilson Mizner.