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Modem for Mac Color Classic

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maxfli

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Is it possible to connect a modem to a Mac Color Classic? I found an Apple Macintosh Data Modem 2400, will this work?
 
yeah if not i think i may have one i can send you for the cost of shipping.. depending on where on esrth you sre that is. I can include the correct cable too.
 
I have the modem and it is for a geo port. My Mac Color Classic dose not have the Geo port, it has a modem port. The difference is that one pin has been added for the geo port, is that pin needed? Can I snip that pin off?
 
maxfli said:
I have the modem and it is for a geo port. My Mac Color Classic dose not have the Geo port, it has a modem port. The difference is that one pin has been added for the geo port, is that pin needed? Can I snip that pin off?
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GeoPort was an enhanced Mini-DIN-9 serial data port available on most of Apple's beige-era Power Macintosh computers. It was first introduced in the Quadra AV models and was not included in the LC-based Power Macintosh 6200 and 5200 LC. GeoPorts were capable of LocalTalk speeds up to 230.4 kbps...
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I take it you need that pin to run the power to the device. So its not compatible with the mini-din 8?
 
It's not compatible. Just get a din8 to db25 cable and pair that with a generic external modem, though I don't quite understand why an analog modem is still being employed.
 
MiniDIN-8 to DB9 or DB25, then find any serial modem you can get your hands on.
Supra was pretty popular. US Robotics also has a long line of very good modems.
Sticking to the Apple branded modems you had the Apple Modem 300/1200, the Apple Personal Modem which I think was also 300/1200 the Apple Data and Fax modems and then I believe they let the third party market do it better until the GeoPort came out and flopped.
 
You can even go the whole hog if you want and get a WiModem232 or something along the same lines so you don't need to deal with telephone lines, unless you want to
 
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