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- From: laviers@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Cocotte Minute)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Mac modems vs PC modems??
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.204426.12818@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 20:44:26 GMT
- Sender: news@IRO.UMontreal.CA
- Organization: Universite de Montreal
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- Hi there!
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- I am looking to buy an external V32bis fax/modem.
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- I got a great price for a USR sportster (409$CDN).
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- The thing is... the salescritter told me that if I buy one
- for my PC, it won't work on a mac.
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- I suppose (he didn't tell me this- he didn't seem to know that much)
- that it's because of the difference between the two type of serial ports
- (422 on the mac and RS232 on PCs).
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- I currently own a PC but I might eventually want to buy (in 1,2,3??? years)
- something else (Mac, Next, Indigo??). The thing is, Mac and Indigo have only
- RS 422??
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- That is the reason I initially wanted to buy an external modem: so I
- wouldn't have to buy a new one when I sell my computer!
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- Is this a problem?
- Are there any trivial/passive/cheap converters for RS232<->RS422???
- Are there any modems that take both???
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- Thanks
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- Sebastien
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- |Sebastien Lavier [Calimero] | Centre de recherche, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur
- |laviers@iro.umontreal.ca | "The opinions expressed here are mine and
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