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- X M O D E M T I M E L I N E
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- ──── = Data transfer in progress.
- oooo = Packet check in progress. (no data being transferred).
-
- ────────oo────────oo────────oo────────oo────────oo────────oo────────oo───────oo
-
- │.........│.........│.........│.........│.........│.........│.........│........
- Seconds: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-
- If we take those 8 seconds illustrated above and add all the time data
- is being transferred and all the time no data is transferred because
- the individual packets are being checked, we come up with the following:
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── = 6.4 Seconds
- oooooooooooooo = 1.4 Seconds
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- Xmodem spends nearly 1 part in every 7 simply checking data, with NO
- data transfer in progress. Think about that next time you're transferring
- a file looooooonnnnngg diiiiistance ($$$). What's a mother to do?.....