Re: Modem - will PC modem work on GS?

[nathan@parka.winternet.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <177C4183ES86.DPF95001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu>,
HeyZeus! <DPF95001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu> wrote:
>Does anyone know if it is possible to get a cheap PC 2400 baud modem to work
>on an Apple IIgs?  What kind of modifications do i need to do?  Thanks for
>all help, please reply by email if possible.

   Internal PC modems would require _serious_ modifications to fit in
a GS case, for starters. You may start with a hacksaw. Then there's
the problem that the electronic signals for each pin on the slot
designs are rather different between the PC and Apple II. A welding
torch can fix that. You now have a piece of modern art, which you can
sell for enough to get an external serial modem. :)

   However, should you have an external serial modem to start with,
getting a serial cable to the GS is all you need. Then, get some comm
software and set it up for the kind of modem it is.

Nathan Mates

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