On 7/15/03 8:30 PM Duo/2400 List wrote: >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:16:42 -0400 >From: Tom and Lisa P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Duo internal modem VS DuoDock modem? > >> >> It is my understanding that the modem port in the Duo Dock is a >>pass-through modem, an "extension," to use your word, that requires a >>modem in the Duo to be present (and functioning). > >Im not sure. There is a snap on modem card on the dock motherboard. > >> The hack I'd like to work out is onboard ethernet. Is there an >>ethernet controller on the Duo's logic board? The hardware manual >>mentions ethernet support for developers, but I don't know what that >>means (yet). I was amazed to find a SCSI hack on a Web site. >> >> -t Mad Dog wrote: >I would guess there is not an e-net controller on the Duo. Big geek >points if you could get ethernet on a duo without an external dock >though.
then Edgar wrote: >Asante's EN/SC device is the smallest external e-net controller. I doubt it >that you could transplant its basic components to the interior of a Duo. >Would be nice though. I pulled apart a Micro/Mini/whatever EN/SC and a 2300 and the only place I could find inside to place the EN/SC's PCB was over the HD. When using a 9.5mm drive there is plenty of space. On a 2300 the internal scsi port should be free for use, so I figured it's really just a matter of hacking a scsi ribbon. A low-profile RJ45 jack can be added to a non-modem power card and there you have it. However, at about the same time I was exploring this idea I came across a NetDock, that acquisition kinda took the wind out of these sails. :-) and Brian Getz wrote: >According to the developer note on the duo docks > >There is a "modem adapter card to connect the >PowerBook Duo modem to a phone line" > >So no onboard modem, modem must be in the powerbook. The Duo modem is like a WinModem, partly (largely?) in SW, plus if you've ever looked at a modem 'card' inside a dock, it looks suspiciously like the same part inside the Duo itself. I don't actually know the answer to the 'will the dock modem work without the Duo's modem card being installed?' question but I'd say one cannot tell without actual testing. Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
