7300 and 9600 baud modems (VT220 suggestion, and question)

[flinton at eagle.wesleyan.edu]

In article <581 at limbic.UUCP>, gil at limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.) writes:
> 
> A problem I *have* noticed is calling at Trailblazer speed to a system
> from my VT100 *through* the UNIX-pc results in many lost characters
> on my receiving end.  I'm not sure whether this is due to the 3B1 not
> being able to handle 2 serial ports at high-speed, or the VT100 being
> too slow and causing too many characters to be queued-up at the device
> driver level.  In any event, forcing the Telebit speed to 9600 baud
> doesn't fix the problem.
> 
I have a comment and a question.  

The comment: here at Wesleyan U., which uses lots of VT220's and VT320's,
the recommendation is always to set up the Communications Setup screen
with the Limited (as opposed to Unlimited) Transmit option.  Perhaps
changing your choice there (whichever you've chosen) _may_ help you stop
losing characters.

The question: may I assume that "calling at Trailblazer speed" directly
from the UNIX-pc is essentially error-free for you?  (This I ask because
I'm just now contemplating taking up Telebit on their 1/2-price TB+ offer,
for use with my UNIX-pc, and I don't want to have to run it at 2400 on
account of lost characters at higher speeds.)

Thanks for listening.	-- Fred (FLinton at eagle.Wesleyan.EDU) Linton