Re: Modem on a IIe

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Krinibar (krinibar@aol.com) wrote:
: What exactly do I need to do to run a modem on a IIe?  I have 128k and a
: Disk II controller card.

...And I presume one or more Disk ]['s attached to that card, right?  8-)

At the bare minimum, you need a serial card and cable.  It's been a while
since anyone that I know of made an internal Apple ][ modem, therefore I
presume you want an external modem since that will let you run at 19.2Kbaud.

The most common serial card for the ][e is the Apple Super Serial Card, or
some equivalent third-party product with similar firmware.  The card can
be configured to drive either a printer or a modem.

Next, you're gonna need software.  There are a couple of 8-bit comm
programs available on the 'Net (assuming that you can get them onto 5.25"
A][ disks somehow); I used Kermit-65 for ages on my ][e.  The general
consensus seems to be that ProTERM is the best 8-bit comm package for the
Apple ][; that is a commercial package and I am sure someone here will
tell you where to get a copy.

That's pretty much it.  Unless, of course, you don't have at least one
disk drive hooked to your controller, in which case you'll need one to
load the software with.  8-)

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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