Subj : RIP 1.54 and telnet
To   : Spectre
From : Al
Date : Fri Dec 16 2022 04:47:44

> I didn't use the FD terminal much, mostly either had the Apple II software
> which was pretty much just ASCII, followed by Telix and later Telemate.  The
> code sequences for colour and cursor placement are shorter hence the "speed"
> difference especially in code heavy sequences. It may be because the ANSI I
> was using tended to be relatively simple, never used over the top pages so
> the speed was much the same either way.

Telemate was the terminal I used later on when I had a faster modem. Those few bits saved wouldn't even be noticed once your at 28,800 or higher, but at 2400 baud it was quite noticable.

My first modem when I got hooked on BBSing was 300 baud. It was as if someone at the other end was typing it all in for you.. ;)

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