Marc Sira wrote:
> >I installed OS 8.6 and when setting up the Modem Control panel I only get
> >the choices of Printer Port or Internal Modem. (With OS 8.1 I also have
> >the choice of Modem Port, which is what is used.) In the AppleTalk
> >setup, the modem port is recognized.
>
> >I've had that problem for years! I still don't know a good solution, but now I
> >usually use DSL, on which I don't have that problem. When I need to
> >use my external
> >modem, I usually reboot, zapping the pram. This somehow wrestles the modem
>
> There is an incompatibility between the OS 8.5 Energy Saver control
> panel and the Duo's internal modem support. The control panel will
> always put the modem software in the "compatible" mode, where it
> displaces (and becomes) the modem serial port. The fix is to get rid
> of the Energy Saver panel and use the nearly equivalent Powerbook
> control panel from 8.1 (and then set the mode radio button back to
> "normal" one last time).
>
> --
> Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "If you can't play with words, what good are they?"
Dear Marc:
If your fix works for me I'm gonna love you, as I've searched for it a long time. I
pulled "Energy Saver" from my Control Panels folder. I've OS 8, but it won't work for
me anymore, since I'm now HFS+ and OS 9.0.4 .Where can I find "Powerbook" control
panel? TIA
Don Hook
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