Re: Using modem on IIGS

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"Jack Somers" <jsomers@unlinfo.unl.edu> wrote:

>What kind of card can I put in my Apple IIGS to use any external modem with
>it?  And will there be a speed limit?  In other words, will I be able to use
>a 56k modem with it?

Contrary to what some have been saying, you can use a 56k modem
at 56k on an UNACCELERATED IIGS using just a Macintosh
hardware handshaking modem cable.  You'll need ProTERM A2
from http://www.intrec.com/ Intrec to actually run the port and the
modem from this speed.

56k is NOTHING if you think about it.  The IIGS can do Appletalk
through the serial ports.  That's 230k, some 4x faster.  Then there
is the IIGS disk drives, that's about 300k (30KB/sec).  Then there
are hard drives which can theoretically pump 1MB (Apple Bus
limit) using a DMA SCSI card.

The only time 56k (or even 33k) will cause you problems is when
you have your IIGS heavily loaded with interrupt eating desk
accessories, inits, etc.  These things may also screw up Appletalk.