Hi Gavin Thanks for the response. I'll be playing about with various ways of doing the thing this weekend before I go the the last resort and buy in a solution. If I do buy it might be a Digicom USB Mac modem.
We will see. John on 30/10/01 9:46 pm, Gavin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 5:00 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I want to duplicate that facility on a new Cube (Apple dropped the > telephony functions with the first blue G3 >> internal modems) > > I think an external USB modem for the G4 Cube might be a bit of a loser, > since the Cube already has a built-in modem. You could possibly get a USB > modem intended for another type of Macintosh computer with a USB card, but > I think it is an awful risk that the driver software supplied will not work > with the Cube. > > The Cube has built-in Ethernet, so perhaps a better idea would be to > Ethernet your Cube to your old Macintosh? > >> The AppleTel software has a contacts name/address/phone & fax >> number list that gives one-click voice and fax dialling a la >> Teleport. I use the thing all the while and it saves endless time >> in looking up and dialling. I suppose there are other ways of >> doing this - what are they by the way? > > The AppleTel fax software may possibly work in the Cube using the Cube's > internal modem. Even if this software does not work, there are other > similar fax programs you can get. > > To transfer stuff from your old computer, either Ethernet the two machines, > or, if you haven't got a floppy disk for your cube, simply email the stuff > to yourself as an attachment. The other way would be to burn yourself a CD > on the old machine. > >> I use an external mic/earpiece with it for taking & receiving calls >> without having to stop keyboarding or whatever (I run my own >> business). > > I think the simplist solution would be to get a separate phone with a > headset such as are used in call centres. Getting an external modem for > the Cube is just a bit of useless extra clutter, when it already has a > built-in fax modem anyway. > > > There's a bloke the West Midlands who has a G4 Cube, recently purchased. > You may like to commiserate with him, blind leading the blind kind of idea: > > Roy Burford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.html> 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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
