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From: gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Don Gillies)
Subject: Re: Modems galore..
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.032332.5076@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
References: <91155.142848U35828@uicvm.uic.edu> <91155.174951U35828@uicvm.uic.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1991 03:23:32 GMT


Yes, you need a cable for an external modem (some old ( <= Mac Plus)
mac's have weird DB-25 connections, not the Mini-Din cables of the new
SE's, LC's, and II's).

No, it is not a special cable.  It is simple a modem/printer serial
cable.  A good dealer should sell it to you for $15 to $20.

Suppose you own a macintosh II.  If you are adventurous, you can graft
a power plug onto your monitor plug, using a soldering iron,
electrical tape, and a cheap extension cord.  That way, when you turn
on the Mac II, you can start other device (such as your modem), as
long as you don't overload the Mac II's internal relay.  My
AppleColor monitor doesn't tax the Mac II relay, so I made this graft,
and it works great (for almost 4 years now).

Don Gillies	     |  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
gillies@cs.uiuc.edu  |  Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W. Springfield, Urbana IL

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