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From:stump
Date:2 May 2001 at 13:38:58
Subject:Re: Networking options : was Re: Issue 20 Not delivery related:)

> While I'm here, is there any reason why sometimes ISDN is referred to as
> 56k/112K.. rather than the full 64k/128k?

AIUI, it depends where in the world you are. Europes ISDN is based in 8 bits , with the Americas based on 7 bit (56 is 7/8 of 64). Another reason to use local servers for downloads - no need for 7-8 conversion.

Chris.

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