Aucbvax.1758 fa.info-terms utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!Palter.Multics@MIT-Multics Mon Jun 15 15:17:55 1981 Re: NEC Spinwriters Yes, that is the smart way. However, the Spinwriter isn't smart; it's stupid. It won't send an ACK until its buffer is COMPLETEY empty. Splitting the data in half and double-buffering doesn't buy anything. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.