On 7/22/03 4:59 PM, David K posted: >Coming from the PC-world, it's a little bewildering to look at the back of my >"new" G3 B&W, and see zero serial ports (25-pin or 9-pin). > >I've seen that there are 25-pin external modems with Mac drivers. What >eludes me is: how do you connect that to the Mac? > >I've seen 25-pin female to USB-female adapters for $35-$40, but that seems >exhorbitantly expensive (even though it also appears to be the >industry-standard price).
Macs have had RS-422 serial ports since 1984, although that came to an end with the iMac in 1998. From that point forward, Apple used USB (Universal Serial Port). These may not be the old fashioned type still popular in the PC world, but they absolutely are serial ports -- and the first ones faster than those used on Macs in the 1980s. If you want a modem, your best options are an internal modem designed just for the B&W G3 (they're readily available) or a USB modem. Stop trying to cobble ancient hardware onto a modern Mac. -- Dan Knight, president /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Cobweb Publishing, Inc. \ / No HTML/RTF in email http://cobwebpublishing.com X No Word docs in email http://lowendmac.com / \ Respect Open Standards! <http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/9910/27.deb.shtml> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
