Re: Using modem on IIGS

[dcross1@nospam.home.com (David Cross)]

In article <Pine.GSO.3.95.iB1.0.981001162107.18582J-100000@halifax>, 
ab616@chebucto.ns.ca says...
>
>
>   You don't need a card, just a high speed Mac modem cable to connect
>from your serial port 2 to a 56k external modem.  Set to the highest
>setting and the speed will go from there automatically.  
>
>   The problem stems from how fast the GS can handle the incoming data.  A
>stock 2.7-2.8mhz GS will probably choke beyond 19,200bps whereas an
>accelerated GS (using TWGS or Zip) can probably handle quite a bit more
>than that.  I don't know if a GS could handle the full 56k.
nl.edu

It is possible to do 38400 on an unaccelerated //gs with Buffering turned on, 
if used as a dumb terminal. ProTERM will also do 38400 fine on an 
unaccelerated //gs.