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From: Todd Montgomery <tmont@****.WVU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Two Many Decks (You got that right)
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1993 13:45:33 -0400
> From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
>
> No you can't. First of all as I've said several times, it's not designed to
> accept outside signals. Try getting someone to connect to your computer
> directly while your using your modem. Secondly if a decker entered a
cyberdeck
> he would crash it through overload. Your dealing with Mps of space in a deck
> while a computer system has Load Ratings. No way, no how, no when.

But what if the deck were equipped with a separate modem? Couldn't it
act as a host. Or maybe some software to multi-plex the line from
send-to-receive like is done in LAN cards (very bad analogy).

> You would use the lower level of increased response minus some sort of lag
> penality.

Agree.

-- Quiktek
-- Todd Montgomery
tmont@****.wvu.edu
tmont@***.wvu.edu
un032507@*******.wvnet.edu

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