Re: Internal Modem for Apple IIc Plus??

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On 23 Jul 1998, Louis Cornelio wrote:

> BiG Tim 80 <bigtim80@aol.com> wrote:
> : I recently opened up my Apple IIc Plus case and noticed that was a connector on
> : the motherboard that read "MODEM", what kind of modem is this for?. If it is
> : for an internal modem, then where does the telephone conn. go?
> 
> I vaguely recall this being discussed some time ago & the upshot was it 
> was a *planned, future item* by apple that never happened. MAybe 
> deja-news will have more, but that is what I remember...
> 

Yep, Louis is correct. This connector was intended for a modem but
no one ever marketed one although supposedly at least one was under
development. I recall the idea was to have a memory expansion board
and modem combo. The original poster is correct in that there is no
opening on the IIc+ case intended for a phone jack. Someone
speculated recently that you perhaps could squeeze a thin line out
the security slot on the back of the IIc+ but I haven't taken a
look at the back of my IIc+ to see how feasible this would be.
(my IIc+ is stored away right now).

I don't have the specs on what the pins on the modem connector
actually provide but I doubt you could 'rig' any type of internal
modem without some major hardware hacking.

Paul.
pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz