Subject	They are not the same (read)
Posted by	Marshall on August 18, 2002 at 7:40 PM
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In Reply To	'baud'='bit/sec', he had the right mindset, just wrong terms (n/m) posted by Snoguitar on August 18, 2002 at 06:58 PM
Message	A bit is a unit of information, a baud is a unit of signaling speed, the number of times a signal on a communications circuit changes. They are not the same. [ http://w3.one.net/~banks/bitsbaud.htm ] [ http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/wierschem/homepage/classes/424/chap04/tsld039.htm ] [ http://www.well.com/user/rdp/bitsbau.html ]
Follow Ups	Szr: Is 512Kbps good for highspeed cable modem?? - TomGreen 14:48:51 08/18/02 Yes and no - DamonH 90TT 15:17:36 08/18/02 thanks (n/m) - TomGreen 15:23:10 08/18/02 Hehe, 56k on a modem stands for kilobauds(sp?) not kilobytes - U ZCREAM (Jax,FL) 17:22:25 08/18/02 "kilobit" 8bits=1byte (n/m) - Snoguitar 17:51:41 08/18/02 Yuppers (n/m) - U ZCREAM (Jax,FL) 18:38:59 08/18/02 correct. (n/m) - Z PYRATE (VTD Jew) 18:11:49 08/18/02 for the most part (n/m) - Snoguitar 18:17:26 08/18/02 uhh..no... its kilobits... - AntiHero[seatbelts rock] 18:39:37 08/18/02 'baud'='bit/sec', he had the right mindset, just wrong terms (n/m) - Snoguitar 18:58:08 08/18/02 They are not the same (read) - Marshall 19:40:58 08/18/02 did you read my post before you replied? baud /= bps (n/m) - AntiHero[seatbelts rock] 19:48:49 08/18/02 Not really - Marshall 15:23:52 08/18/02 2167.9 Kbps at 2wire, but I don't think I've > - Xi0nX4 (ohio) 15:47:44 08/18/02 I just got 2.644 secs, 1.773 from mcafee ... attbi cable (n/m) - Guapo 16:13:48 08/18/02 2wire says Bandwidth = 2225.9 Kbps (n/m) - Guapo 16:15:16 08/18/02 rock on cable, 2wire-2945.8kbps, mcafee- 136.265 Mbps (n/m) - AntiHero[seatbelts rock] 18:43:27 08/18/02
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