[net.dcom] Faster, FASTER!

nrf@whuxlb.UUCP (09/18/83)

#R:menlo70:-17500:whuxlb:24300001:000:340
whuxlb!nrf    Sep 18 10:06:00 1983

re: 3-mile direct line:

I believe you want a '4-wire circuit' between your office and work.
the 'cpe' (modems) must conform to 43401, but they all do.  Since
two wire pairs are used, one for receive and one for transmit, the
'modem' is much simpler than with a 2-wire circuit, which must multiplex
frequencies to get transmit and receive.

sanders@menlo70.UUCP (Rex Sanders) (09/23/83)

  I would like to run my terminal at home to the computer at work
faster than 1200 baud.  Terminal and modem are on the same 
switching office, and about 3 physical miles apart.
  I keep seeing these nifty line drivers that can run 9600 baud
for a few miles conforming to some Bell 43401mumble spec.  Are
these what I want?
  Unfortunately, Pacific Telephone has resisted repeated attempts
by me to bring them business.  Could someone tell me what
my options are, and what magic words I might tell the phone
company?  I  keep getting "we can install an RJ11C for $63.18 plus
$8/month unless you want touch-tone" (touch tone for a data line???)

-- Rex	ucbvax!menlo70!sanders	RSanders.Pascalx@Denver

sanders@menlo70.UUCP (Rex Sanders) (09/23/83)

  Uh, the terminal and COMPUTER are about 3 miles apart,
the modems are considerably closer to their respective DTEs.