How Many Bits Were Used Per Word on the 1880s Transatlantic Cable (5bps, 8 WPM)?

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#1 21671840 27 Jun 2014 05:51

Bhuvanesh Nick Bhuvanesh Nick

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21671840 27 Jun 2014 05:51

Transatlantic cable in 1880's can transfer 8 words per minute(approx 5bps per second)

I have seen this in video. In general does the the word have any specific bits or the bits of the word change accordingly
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#2 21671841 27 Jun 2014 19:43

Neil Mula Neil Mula

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21671841 27 Jun 2014 19:43

Hi Nick,

Probably that is just an approximation based on standard word "PARIS".

8bits per letter and do the math.

I hope it helps.

Good Luck.

best,
neil
#3 21671842 02 Jul 2014 02:28

Jed Darryl Anayron Jed Darryl Anayron

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21671842 02 Jul 2014 02:28

Hey Nick!

Theoretically, a word has 32 bits. Halfword=16 bits while a doubleword has 64 bits. Consequently, a word has 4 bytes :)

8 words per minute (256 bits/minute) is equivalent to 4.266 bits per second. Somewhat close to 5bps.

The number of bits in a word, I believe, is constant.

Hope this helps!

Regards,

Jed
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