//GS modem question

["Mark Henn" <mehenn@worldnet.att.net>]

I just "donated" my //GS to a good friend of mine.  I never had a modem and
was wondering if the enthusiasts out there could answer some questions for
me to pass to him.  The machine has a 40MB Applied Ingenuity hard drive, AE
accelerator, 4MB RAM card and the AEPC IBM card with 768K.  The only
software I know of that has a comm capability is Applework GS.  Like I
said, I never had a modem hooked up to it, so I don't even know if it
communicates or how it communicates.

1.  What modem speeds will the machine support?  Appleworks showed a high
of 2400 bps (wow).

2.  Modems appear to be available, reading the posts of this newsgroup. 
What's a reasonable deal, including everything to get connected?

3.  Will he need any additional, or better, comm software?

4.  Can he get 'net access on the //GS?

Understand, he's COMPLETELY computer illiterate.  While I had the machine
for ten years, not having a modem gives me no experience to pass to him.