Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Bandwith
From: Christer Almqvist <christer@almqvist.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:49:46 +0200
References: <B646FAF1.36D%imxputs@knoware.nl> <3A24A1E7.D79B2CE7@primus.com.au>

>
>The reference is to the term Bandwidth.  The context in which this is used is
>wrong.
>
>Bandwidth has nothing to do with the length of a message. A message of 2 hour
>length uses no more bandwidth, than a message of one second.
>
>Bandwidth has to do only with the actual speed a message is send. If a message
>is send with  a speed of 300 baud, then the bandwidth is less than 
>if a speed of
>1200 baud is used.


Horst,

I always thought so about bandwith (the word implies it), but was to 
shy to ask for confirmation.
Now I wonder if not some of the Leica-on-topic terms  are used  to 
impress/confuse us rather than to enlighten us.

Chris
- -- 
Christer Almqvist
D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or
F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France

In reply to: Message from imx <imxputs@knoware.nl> ([Leica] Age and style)
Message from "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au> ([Leica] Bandwith)