[Disambiguator]

Can you imagine having to wait 3 weeks to move 1 megabyte of data over a very lossy radio path? The modem data rate was only 1200 bps with lots of overhead to create the synchronous packets that carried the AX.25 UI frames that wrapped the IP datagrams.

Ok, I just read and understood this passage. I guess I'm a geek? :^)

[Myrddin]

Yes, you've earned your geek points today. My old TAPR TNC is fitted with a KISS ROM. I really have to use a working copy of Phil Karn's NET/NOS code to use it. The advent of better DSP techniques and interfacing between PC sound card<->ham radio has made the dedicated hardware mostly unnecessary. I would still like to get my hands on a multi-function controller that does AX.25 packet, AMTOR, PACTOR, PSK-31, AFSK teletype and other common formats.