Re: can you swap an external floppy and modem in the same card?

[Erik Kloeppel <lurch@eskimo.com>]

Kevin_Behnsen@experience.canada.fnet.org wrote:
>
> Hi can you use the cable conmming off the external floppy drive on an IIE with
> an external Modem. I know the moden needs a serial card but since I have an
> internal floppy already i Was wondering if I could use the cable for the
> modem? Also does anyone kn ow where I could get a termincal communication
> program (shareware) for the IIE?

Internal Floppy on the Apple IIe?  New one to me!

But no.. the floppy uses an entirely different protocol from any 
serial device - you'll need either an internal modem or a serial card.
And the cable is different too - if I understand my cable, it's straight
through - pin one goes to pin one, etc.  Modem cables don't do that.

As for software - I'm sure just about anything youmight want is
available at ftp.cco.caltech.edu.  Or you can sign onto one of the
online services.. DELPHI, for instance, has a fair number of commsp
programs you can choose between.

Lurch