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Comp~ttibility Settings
B~tud R~tte 0 50 0 75 0 110 0 134.5
0 150 0 200 0 300 0 600
® 1 200 0 1800 0 2000 0 2400
0 3600 0 4800 0 9600 0 19200
Bits per Character 0 7 Bits ® 8 Bits
Parity 0 Euen 0 Odd ®None
Handshake ® HOn / HOff 0 None
Connection ®
Modem 0 Another Computer
Connection Port ® ~ ~ ~ 0 IAI
Figure 8.7. Th e Co m pa tib ility Settings wind ow
The M acTe rmin al applica tion can d ea l with e ith er sev en
or eig ht bits per character. Th e proper ch oice depe nd s up on th e
rem
ote co mput er.
Ha
nd shaking is a m ore ad v anc ed co nce pt which many
co mput ers are using today. With thi s co mmuni cat i ons m et hod,
th e com put er on either end of th e link will not t ra nsmit data
until the
other unit signa ls t hat it is ready to receive data. Th e
Mac can also te ll the rem ote com put er to t em p ora rily cease
da ta t ra nsmission with th is tec hniqu e. With o ut this feature, the
co mp uter assumes th at th e o th er co mpu te r is al ways ready to
receive
data . T hus, data m ay be lost if th e rem ote co mp ut er is
not r
ea dy to receive. Se le ct X On / X Off for the Handshake
op t ion f or the Mac. Select No ne if the r emo te co mput er does
not use
th is f ea tur e. Handshaking is unn ecessary at data rates
less
th an 1200 ba ud.