Re: Can you identify this thing?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. <edhel@LOSETHECAPITALWORDSbigfoot.com> wrote:

> On 12 Dec 1997 21:41:26 -0800, nlayton@user1.teleport.com wrote:
> 
> >I can tell you what it is without even looking at the picture just from
> >the name you gave the jpg. It is a 300 baud modem. Yes it does plus into
> >the joystick port and the modem port at the same time. Then you plugged
> >the joystick into the modem.  Worked great for 300 bps!
> 
> I believe you, but just what does the joystick/mouse port have to do
> with a modem!?

One possible reason that this 300 bps modem plugs into the joystick port
as well as the modem port is that it can get +5V from the joystick port,
but not from the modem port.  If the modem has its own power supply,
then this is not the reason.

Another possibility is that it could use the digital inputs (switch 0
and 1, corresponding to the Open-Apple and Solid-Apple keys) as
additional input signals for flow control.  I can't see how the analog
inputs would be useful, and there are no outputs available.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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