From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Relevance of `baud-rate' in the 2020s? Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:02:23 +0300 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="5794"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/+ (1036f0e) (2020-10-18) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Kangas Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 23 11:03:40 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kVsz5-0001Nq-Lz for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:03:39 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60766 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kVsz4-0001Ch-Ka for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:03:38 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:52610) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kVsyZ-0000kw-FL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:03:07 -0400 Original-Received: from static.rcdrun.com ([95.85.24.50]:56773) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kVsyT-00018j-80 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:03:07 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:41.202.241.51]) (AUTH: PLAIN admin, TLS: TLS1.2,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by static.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 00000000002A0B3A.000000005F929C22.000022C9; Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:02:26 +0000 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=95.85.24.50; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=static.rcdrun.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/10/23 03:26:13 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 3.11 and newer [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:258334 Archived-At: * Stefan Kangas [2020-10-23 00:12]: > So there is this nifty variable called `baud-rate'. It can be used to > enable some special display hacks if you are on a connection slower than > 2400 baud. It enables you, I guess, to run Emacs 27.1 on that spanking > new 1987 modem that you have just been dying to get your hands on. Modems and direct connections are used today. Many government offices in various countries use for us in Western Countries obsolete old hardware. There are also organizations using direct modem transfers and connection rather than Internet for security purposes. Don't know for Emacs, I just say modems are in use, there are phones with modems and people could be connecting to their computers over modems. On my computer there is modem and I am buying older phones with modems for mass fax and SMS marketing purposes. I am just giving you different view points. Dial up Internet is still used in many countries. Here is article before 2013: https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/12-outdated-technologies-refuse-to-die The last time I had a dial-up account, I set it to download the Starr report. I said bye bye bye to Earthlink right after that and started getting jiggy with a broadband connection. However, according to a December study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 4 percent of American adults still use a modem to get online. That’s more than 10 million people accessing the Web at 56.6 or slower speeds. Some of these folks are among the 6 percent of Americans who live in areas without broadband access, while others either can't afford or are too cheap to pay for high-speed services. Now is 7 years later, there scan be still many people using modems. When using modems, modem may switch on bad network connection to lower baud rate, I do not know for 2400 but I know it is possible. -- Jean Louis