SLIP compression...

Steven M. Bellovin smb at ulysses.homer.nj.att.com
Sun Jul 9 22:46:42 AEST 1989


In article <5108 at oregon.uoregon.edu>, jqj at oregon.uoregon.edu (JQ Johnson) writes:
> One possible place to put compression is in the modem itself.

The problem with putting compression in the modem is that you're
still limited by the 9.6Kbps or 19.2Kbps pipe from the CPU to the
modem.  (Assuming an external modem, of course.)



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