[geeks] So what is a "Frankenmac"?

[Kris Kirby]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Kris Kirby wrote:
> > 1x CD-ROMs operate/transfer data at 150 Kb/s, don't they? (4x are 600
> > Kb/s, right?)

150Kb/s != 150 KB/s. A 1x CDROM spins at 300 RPM at the beginning of Track
1, and has a typical or intended (I can't remember which) transfer rate of
150 KB or 150 KBytes per second. 4x is 600KB/s.

> > Why would a full straight transfer take more bandwidth than that?
>
> 44100KHz, 16bit * 2 channels == 174KB/s.

Furthermore, 174KB/s * 8 (bits per byte) = 1392Kbit/s, or 144Kb/s shy of a
full T1, not including IP overhead.

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