>> [ I think even back in the early days of time-sharing, connections were >> faster than 50bit/s. ] > Common teletype Baud rates were 45.5 and 110. 45.5 was used primarily for > radio transmission and 110 for landline - both using a modem.
110bit/s is indeed the number I remember as "the slowest" for
connections to time-sharing machines. That was generally fast enough to
keep up with a user's typing.
Stefan
