Apple makes a usb-based modem. Last I checked it was about $56 US. On Apr 19, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
> > oh, dang. you read my mind, lol. I was thinking I could use it. I'm > lookin' for a dialup modem that works with USB. if such a thing even > exists! having to use my pc when I'm at my cabin is just not cool. I > wouldn't mind so much if it was a decently working pc, but it's almost > as bad as my mom's and I'm too lazy to fix it up cuz I rarely use it. > maybe that'll be a project for one day when I'm really bored...trying > to get it back up to speed and non crashingness! > peace and positivity > Jessi > follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva > On 19-Apr-09, at 2:43 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> Yes. >> >> Thanks, >> Alex, >> >> Jessi, It won't work for you with USB. It is for the old ADB >> connection I think. >> >> Thanks, >> Alex, >> >> >> On 18-Apr-09, at 11:16 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >> >>> >>> a dialup modem? >>> On 18-Apr-09, at 11:09 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have an old Apple compatable modem I was just about to throw out. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Alex, >>>> >>>> >>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 9:08 PM, Tiffany D wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I thought it was just me with the restarting. But yes, I'm seeing >>>>> this more as well and it's very annoying. The volume will go up >>>>> and >>>>> VoiceOver will restart. Thanks for the info on the names. Btw, >>>>> if >>>>> you type in Apple II Forever in youtube you'll find a really cool >>>>> video and then the one after it is kind of funny. It's a >>>>> description >>>>> of the first Apples but at the time it was made, the II C was >>>>> modern, >>>>> so you'll hear things like the mouse being new and the wave of the >>>>> future and how the idea of putting in an external disk drive was >>>>> new. >>>>> There are other cool videos too. We should make a list for blind >>>>> retrocomputer users. >>>>> >>>>> I really really wanna see if I can get on the net with my II GS >>>>> and >>>>> that program from APH. But I probably need a shell account (which >>>>> I've always wanted) to do that and an Apple-compatible modem. >>>>> Wonder >>>>> if I can boot it up in the Macbook under VMware and find a way to >>>>> convince it I'm on the net through dialup? I just wanna see how >>>>> it >>>>> reads pages. >>>>> >>>>> On 18/04/2009, Scott Bresnahan <b...@apple2.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Greetings, >>>>>> >>>>>> I can't believe I am getting sucked into this. But System 7 was >>>>>> code >>>>>> named Big Bang. I know this because I referred to it as the big >>>>>> bust, since I thought 6.07 was much better and 7 broke many font >>>>>> and >>>>>> text drawing routines in Mac apps and the foundations for true >>>>>> type >>>>>> fonts were laid down. >>>>>> >>>>>> Then as I recall things went music based, I definitely recall >>>>>> Allegro, Harmony and Sonata in the 8.x roadmap. And Rhapsody, >>>>>> the >>>>>> OS >>>>>> that never came. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, speaking of countless OS releases, I'm curious if people >>>>>> have >>>>>> seen an increase crash rate under 10.5.x as x has been getting >>>>>> higher. VoiceOver seems to be restarting several times a day >>>>>> now, >>>>>> and I "feel" this is getting worse--or rather this seems like a >>>>>> more >>>>>> frequent thing lately. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone else feel this way? >>>>>> >>>>>> --Scott >>>>>> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> . >>>>>> At 4:40 PM -0700 4/18/09, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They had no names as far as I remember. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mac OS 11.0 "Chocolate Lab" A.K.A. "Goldy" Maybe. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Well, the computers at that time actually had nicknames, not the >>>>>>> OS's. >>>>>>> These Apple regarded as code names, moddel names if you will. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OS X is as follows: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Beta release (Unknown) >>>>>>> 10.0 Puma >>>>>>> 10.1 Cheetah >>>>>>> 10.2 Jaguar >>>>>>> 10.3 Panther >>>>>>> 10.4 Tiger >>>>>>> 10.5 Leopard >>>>>>> 10.6 Snow Leopard >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Alex, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:59 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> haha wow! what was OS7 called? lol. I'm really curious about >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> rest >>>>>>>> of the OS's! like I know all OS10s are cat names, but what >>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>> before? lol. >>>>>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:23 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi. >>>>>>>>> My first computer experiences was on a Mac Classic, i think it >>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>> called that ran os 7. I was one of the two, i think, in Sweden >>>>>>>>> who >>>>>>>>> ran >>>>>>>>> Macs with Outspoken at that time. I absolutely loved that >>>>>>>>> screen >>>>>>>>> reader. >>>>>>>>> /Krister >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 18 apr 2009 kl. 20.23 skrev Mark Baxter: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I went to college with an Apple 2C and an Echo Cricket >>>>>>>>>> which I >>>>>>>>>> did >>>>>>>>>> all >>>>>>>>>> my papers on. This was 1986-90, and the whole Dartmouth >>>>>>>>>> campus >>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>> wired for Macs. My roommate used to taunt me with the >>>>>>>>>> "talking >>>>>>>>>> moose," application on his Mac 640. I eventually had to >>>>>>>>>> trash >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> 2C >>>>>>>>>> when its disk drive crashed and I couldn't get parts for it. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Mark BurningHawk >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>>>>>>>>> MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com >>>>>>>>>> My home page: >>>>>>>>>> http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> --Scott >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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