[G4] PCI slot modem card for a G4 ???

[Mel]

There are some USB modems, but no PCI modems that I know of for Macs. 
Not a very big market, since most come built-in. The Zoom USB modem 
seems to be one of a very few that are current for the Mac. Best Data 
used to sell one, but I don't know if they still do. You could perhaps 
add a serial port PCI card to your Mac if you want to go that 
direction.  Good luck.
Mel

On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 01:14 AM, martin wrote:

> I have another dumb question , o wise ones of the list.
>
> I have a G4 400 (purchased fall of 2000; no idea whether it's a Yikes, 
> Sawtooth, or BinLaden board), and I ordered it from Apple without a 
> modem, as I expected to be using it exclusively on an office network 
> and would never need the modem anyway.
>
> Now I'm looking into setting it up at home for standalone work, but 
> I'd like to keep in touch with the world by email, and so I figure a 
> cheap dialup connection is all I really need.
>
> The thing is, I installed a Griffin serial port (which I'm delighted 
> with BTW - it works transparently and painlessly with my printer and 
> my MIDIman) and it took over my modem connection. So my question is, 
> can I use one of my 3 empty PCI slots to put in a PC-style modem card? 
> Is there such an animal?  I've been sniffing around the net like a 
> truffle-hound and haven't found ONE that's for a mac. Maybe there is 
> no such thing....?
>
> I know, I could buy a regular serial modem, and swap plugs regularly 
> with the printer. I was looking for a more elegant solution. Maybe 
> there's a USB modem? I have a spare USB jack.
>
> Appreciate knowing what is the score, if anyone has been down this 
> path...
>
> TX
>
> m
>
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