Re: DataLink 2400 internal modem -- hack to speed???

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney) writes...

>Another thing to consider is the extra heat that will be generated
>inside your IIgs if you add an internal modem.

    I cannot understand why anyone would prefer an internal modem
over an external one (other from the fact you avoid an extra bit
of clutter from another external "box" and more tangled cables).

    I find the status LEDs absolutely vital, it lets me know what
my modem is doing and the ability to see if it is having trouble.
Also, if you have more than one computer system, you can easily
share the modem between them. Internal modems also generate heat,
drain your computer's powersupply, wastes a slot and lack an on/
off switch (another nice feature I like having).

>But to each his own.  I'm just suggesting an alternative was to save
>desk space.  :-)

    My USRobotic Sporster 14.4K and 33.6K modems are nice and
compact, I keep one next to my IIgs and the other next to my
PC (I finally got one for the PC so the GS can have its own
modem). They're actually slightly smaller than a pair of 3.5" 
floppy disks sitting side by side, and only about as high as
the original Apple ADB mouse.

    That reminds me, now that I have a spare DB-25 straight
through cable, I think it's time I pulled my internal 1200
baud AE DataLink modem from the IIe and replace it with my 
Hayes 9600 V-Series modem. (Or at least the 2400 baud external 
FAX modem I picked up for about US$0.55 cents last week). :)

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca