I picked up a zoom ``dual mode'' external modem for a couple of dollars
at a flea market. Clearly it was made just before the time when the
standards for 56k modems were established, when there was the ``flex''
type and the other.
It did not seem to work at slower speeds - it was 56k or nothing, at
least for non-fax applications. For those who know about such things it
was model, 2946L.
I downloaded zoom's 56K ``upgrade'' for the flash memory in the modem.
But I discovered this upgrade software would only run from windows 9x.
Fine, thought I. The modem runs with a standard 25 pin serial cable. I will
to to a friend who has win, say, 98 installed, plug in the serial cable
and upgrade the thing.
So far I have looked at about 3 of the ``newer'' Pentium PCs and none of
them have a 25 pin socket that one can plug a 25 pin serial modem into.
Of course there were sockets for USB or fire-wire, etc.
Can those in the know tell me what kind of plug is currently used for
serial cables? Will I need to buy an adapter or cable to upgrade my
modem, that costs a lot more the the modem itself? Have serial cables
become old fashioned and obsolete (except for mouse and keyboard).
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Howard Schwartz
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theo "at" ncal.verio.com
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