>>it seems to work, but when I do an "atdt..." or an >>"ath1" then I only get a lot of garbage. It stops >>when I pull the phone line. So I think this is because >>the iBook does not have analog audio inputs for the >>modem so that it sends the sound in digitally. >>Or is it a softmodem that expects me to interpret >>the sounds?
No, your first guess is right, it's trying to send audio datas to you digitally for you to send to your speaker, but it's not a softmodem. I beleive the proper init string would prevent it from throwing all that garbage to your face :) Ben.

