Re: More ??? was [Re: Newbie at Apple IIgs]

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Labelas Enoreth <labelas@hotmail.com> wrote:

> In article <1dlwkyf.1txh5md1m6szz6N@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>,
> dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> 
> >> 7. It may be overkill but I have a Global Village 33.6. Can I use that?
> >> Does it need another cable? (other than the one it came with)
> 
> >Yes, it will work (with the supplied cable), but it is overkill.  The
> >IIgs serial port maxes out at 57600 bps, so you won't get full
> >throughput when transferring compressable data.  To even use 57600 bps
> >you might need an accelerator.
> 
> I don't have a GV 33.6, but since I've worked with a lot of Global Village
> modems, I figured I'd add this just in case...

I do have one (a so-called "Internet Edition" 33k6, which didn't have
the Internet software included because it was an international version -
doh!).  Mine only has a standard 8-pin serial connector, and a separate
wall wart for its power.

In any case, I should have mentioned this as a potential problem.

> Do ADB-powered GV modems work alright on GSes?

Assuming it is only using ADB to get power, and doesn't appear as an
active device on the bus, then I'd expect it to work.

> I've never tried running one without it's accompanying software, and I
> recall several people making statements that GV modems were (particularly
> bad in this context when they told me, also why they were not made for
> PCs) doing a lot of the 'work' using the mac's processor, rather than
> their own hardware...compression, I guess?

Yes, that sounds likely.  Some GV modems implemented V.42bis (data
compression) inside the driver running on the Mac, rather than within
the modem.

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