Subject: Re: Using modem on IIGS From: supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) Date: Thu, Oct 1, 1998 7Ç7!›0 Message-id: <19981001220735.11771.00005061@ng-fa1.aol.com> "Jack Somers" wrote: >What kind of card can I put in my Apple IIGS to use any external modem with >it? And will there be a speed limit? In other words, will I be able to use >a 56k modem with it? Contrary to what some have been saying, you can use a 56k modem at 56k on an UNACCELERATED IIGS using just a Macintosh hardware handshaking modem cable. You'll need ProTERM A2 from http://www.intrec.com/ Intrec to actually run the port and the modem from this speed. 56k is NOTHING if you think about it. The IIGS can do Appletalk through the serial ports. That's 230k, some 4x faster. Then there is the IIGS disk drives, that's about 300k (30KB/sec). Then there are hard drives which can theoretically pump 1MB (Apple Bus limit) using a DMA SCSI card. The only time 56k (or even 33k) will cause you problems is when you have your IIGS heavily loaded with interrupt eating desk accessories, inits, etc. These things may also screw up Appletalk.