Re: modem in mouseport COM1 ??

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From: Kelly LeFevre
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 04:19

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On 2 Apr 1996 01:10:32 GMT, j_grent@alcor.concordia.ca (Jan Grenth)
wrote:

>Can a modem be plugged in the mouseport by using a cheap converter (mice and 
>modems use different types of serial ports)? My problem is that I'm 
>considering a notebook with only a mouseport (not PS/2) and PCMCIA II. I 
>already have a pocketmodem, but not a PCMCIA II modem. Are all PCMCIA 
>modems of type II. If not, would a type I fit in type II?
>
>Jan
>

Modems and mice use the same type of port, just with different numbers
of pins.  The 9-pin, smaller serial port used on most laptops is
perfectly compatible with the 25-pin used on most modems.  All you
need is that converter (which is sold in almost any computer store). 

Many modems are Type I (I believe mine is), and Type I and Type II
slots are, for practical purposes, the same.  I have never heard of a
compatibility problem between the two.

Kelly LeFevre
Chemistry/Comp Sci sophomore
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
http://radon.gas.uug.arizona.edu/~krl

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Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 04:19:02 GMT
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