>On Friday, April 12, 2002, at 04:41 PM, the pickle wrote: > >> Yeah, the 68000-based Macs (and some of the 020s and 030s as well) had >> serial ports that couldn't handle anything faster. > ><screams> - does that include the IIci by any chance? I hope not....
Got a 28k modem on my IIci, which works like a charm. Uses much/all of the available throughput ( 2,5 to 3,2k download speeds). The serial ports on a IIci are limited. To what, I'm not sure. Software can also be limiting, like PPP topping of at 56k port speed. But if the modem does some compression itself before putting data on the phone line, you'll have to take that into consideration. If a 56k modem does 3:1 compression, the required serial port speed is 3*56k =118kb. Some later Quadra's could go to port speeds of 230k, IIRC. Recently, a great article on modem speeds was linked from LEM, Mark. -mart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
