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

[Ramsey French]

On 1/31/03 2:14 AM, "martin" <martin at atelierdesign.net> 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

Use a USB modem.  Many of the PC-style PCI modems use the processor and slow
down your system.