At 10:25 AM -0400 8/1/02, Ken Strayhorn wrote: >I've got a Powerbook 3400c I've used for three years now, >it's so dependable I've even passed on a newer laptop. > >I also have a Motorola StarTac CDMA cellphone. Since the >idea of hooking my cellphone to a laptop for access to >my server here in the office was very attractive, I looked >around but found that Motorola says that their phones >are only compatible with Winblows. So, believe it or >not, I bought a used Dell XPi CD just for this purpose. >The combo works fine - Morotola makes a cable that >attaches to the serial port (DB-9) of the laptop. > >However, it seemed to me that surely someone has >come up with a way to attach a CDMA data-capable >phone to a Powerbook. Looking around the web with >Google, I find that Motorola now says their phones >are compatible with Powerbooks, but they only >specify their newer products (V60, etc) and G3/G4 >Powerbooks. > >I'm thinking that this should be easy - just find >an adapter that converts the DB-9 cable to DIN-9 >to fit the serial port on the back of the Powerbook, >and find a CDMA driver. > >Am I on the right track, it is it a bit more >involved than that?
The MiniDIN-8 to DE-9 cable that Palm sells in the MacPack (for connecting a Palm Pilot to Mac) works. You don't need a "CDMA Driver", just a modem script. The following link lists a source for buying the StarTac to DE-9 cable and where to get the modem script. On my last vacation I used my StarTac to download my e-mail an check the web a little even as we were driving. It did drop out a few times but kept it up long enough. http://www.sentman.com/mac_pcs.html -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
