This G3 is for someone on an extremely limited budget, who's mainly using the computer for email. Otherwise, broadband would make a lot of sense. These days, the Internet is so full of ads and pointless little animations that my 256K DSL connection seems slow, even with Flashblock running on Firefox.
I just discovered a USB-to-RS232 adapter, but I'll also look into the internal modem. You know, with the low price of G3's these days, it might be cheaper to simply buy another G3 that happens to have the modem. The one I'm working on was only $15, and it came equipped enough to at least run Tiger for tasks like email and word processing. Maybe I can also try wireless and see if I can sneak onto a network... I read that a large metal coffee can sticking out the window makes a good antenna... Kris Tilford wrote: > On Jan 15, 2009, at 11:01 PM, Paul wrote: > > > I have a good US Robotics external V.90 modem that I'd like to be able > > to use with a G3 blue/white tower that doesn't have an internal modem. > > I've heard that USB external modems aren't too good, and I've heard > > that internal modems for this machine aren't easy/cheap to find. And > > as far as I know, despite the abundance of cheap PCI modems for PC's, > > there is no such thing for a Mac. > > > > Is there an adapter that converts some plug on the back of the G3 to a > > serial connection that can plug into the modem? And why is there no > > such thing as a PCI modem for a Mac? Why did Apple opt for a large > > collection of mutually incompatible internal modems? > > No access to broadband? Dial-up modem seems like the dark-ages. You > might consider a tethering to a mobile phone with a faster connection. > I previously used T-Mobile GPRS which was about 5x faster than dial-up > for $19.95 per month unlimited. I tethered my phone via a USB cable I > got on eBay for $5 shipped. I assume the companies with 3G Networks > have something similar? If you can get DSL, AT&T has the nationwide > $10 per month plan that's hard to beat for broadband and it's about > 15x faster than dial-up. I'm unhappy with my supposedly 8Mbps cable > modem speed and can't wait for a fiber optic connection some day "real > soon now". As for dial-up modem, I'd strongly suggest looking for > another way to connect and forget about dial-up modems. > > If you absolutely need a modem, get the internal. The part is Apple > 805-2088-A. You can find them cheap enough. Ask on LEM-Swap. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
