11.11.1999
Not all of us have access to a fast Internet connection (at home or at work). We may be geographically or financially challenged (and that's okay). Those of us using 56k or ISDN modems may not be getting as much bits as we possibly could. It's time to max out the BPS! The easiest way to do this is by editing the WIN.INI file; under the [Ports] section, you'll see COM entries 1-4. Write those settings down -- in case you need to get them back. Change each value to: "921600,n,8,1,p" (without the quotes). This'll hopefully pump up the bandwidth for ya. When you reboot, you should have new (higher) number choices. Open the Control Panel's Modem applet, press the 'Properties' button, then under the 'Maximum speed' section, bump it up as high as it will go.