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Name: macelroy
Date: February 12, 2003 at 02:17:42 Pacific
OS: 8.1 and 9.1
CPU/Ram: 200mhz/128 mbs
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There are a lot of very cheap 56K PC modems out there, like the Creative Blaster PCI modem I just bought for my PC for $10. Does anyone know if you can use such a modem with a Mac. Because I'll buy another one for the Mac. But then where would I get the software if the company doesn't have any software for the Mac.



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Name: Wycke
Date: February 12, 2003 at 07:14:24 Pacific
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90% of PC modems out there are "Winmodems". Basically, that means that they rely on software in Windows to manage the connection and aren't much more than a means to connect your computer to a phone line. They will not work in a Mac.

If you want a Mac modem, you'll need to buy one that's made for Macs.

-Wycke


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Response Number 2
Name: the pickle
Date: February 12, 2003 at 21:44:15 Pacific
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...which is to say you'll be buying an external, because no PCI modems are Mac-compatible.

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