Re: Modem for //c

[drsmooth@relex.com (Edhel Iaur, Esq.)]

On Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:06:04 -0800, Nick Hatch <nch@pacifier.com>
wrote:

>I have an old //c and I am trying to figure out how to hook a modem up
>to it. I called one store and they said there was no way I could get it
>to work.

The first thing to learn about Apple // use in the '90s is to ignore
store people, because they don't know what the heck an Apple // is
capable of.

>The FAQ for the Newsgroup was helpful, it just wasn't enough.
>Where do I get a modem? I'm not going to be doing anything except use

I could've sworn this was in the FAQ...are you sure it was the
comp.sys.apple2 FAQ you read?  About any external modem should work,
but a //c is limited to 14.4, or if you have the old model //c, maybe
even less.

>it for text based e-mail and internet. What speed should I get? Where
>can I get software? About how much should it cost? Thanks in advance.

The FAQ has a big list of Apple // stores, and it probably says where
to get a cable.  You'll probably want ProTerm, which went for about
$80, last time I looked.  You may be able to get along with cheaper
programs, like MouseTalk and ReadyLink.
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