Re: modem problem

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From: Larry Stoter
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 00:00

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BinneBrook <binnebrook@aol.com> wrote:

> Dear Friends --
> 
> Newbie here.  I have a Mac LCIII, and a modem I liberated from my last job
> in corporate America.  2400 baud.  Think, The Little Modem that Could (I
> _think_ I can, I _think_ I can, I _think_ I can. . .)  Think, Fred
> Flintstone.  Anyway, I've acquired a 28.8k modem from a friend, and am
> having trouble getting it to work with the Mac.  The configuration "help"
> file tells me I need a "Hardware Handshaking" cable for anything faster
> than 9600 bps.
> 
> Does anyone here know anything about this?  I don't specially want to go
> out and buy a cable if it's really a software problem, and vice versa.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> Bin: "Use less stuff!"  --The Use Less Stuff Consortium

Macs DO need a different cable compared to PCs. Should be fairly readily
available from Mac-friendly sources.

Regards,
-- 
Larry Stoter
17, Rocks Park Road, Uckfield, E. Sussex, TN22 2AT, UK
email: LPS@teknesis.demon.co.uk
Phone/Fax: +44 (0)1825 767967

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