Subj : Re: BBSing
To   : ACCESS DENIED
From : POINDEXTER FORTRAN
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:20 pm

-=> Access Denied wrote to Digital Avatar <=-

 AD> push the limits of ANSI as far as they can go with it. Get ready for a
 AD> 4000+ line ansi in the next
 AD> pack, beating their previous 3000+ liner they did a couple packs ago.

I think ANSI display speed drove the modem speed wars more than raw
transfer rates. Nothing like watching 10 screens' worth of ANSI at 9600 bps
because your off-brand modem wouldn't negotiate a decent connection or you
were pushing bits through a crappy UART.   :)



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