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From: jacobs@freezer.it.udel.edu (Mike Jacobs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Modem for PCjr?
Keywords: PCJR, modem
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Date: 17 Mar 90 01:38:37 GMT
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In article <1990Mar16.063909.22471@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes:
=>Is it possible to use a modem with a PCjr?  Will it work with
=>a Hayes-compatible modem?  Is it possible to get a cable that
=>will work?  Will a common telecom program such as Procomm run
=>on it?  Many thanks for answers to these burning questions.

There exists the PCjr infernal modem, which is 300 baud and Hayes incompatible
and goes in the modem slot inside the jr, but ignore it; itr's a piece of
trash at this point.

On the back of the PCjr there is a socket labelled S.  That the external
serial port.  It's not standard DB25, obviously.  You can get conversion
cables from any of three PCjr specializing companies Paul Rau Consulting,
PC Enterprises, and Computer Reset.  (PC Enterprises' phone number
is 1-800-IBM-PCJR)

Once you got the cable, it just plugs right into the external modem.  Run
whatever software you want.  Zmodem may have a problem if you are downloading
to the floppy drive and don't have DMA.  If you have DMA, using a RAMdrive,
or a Hard Drive, no problem.


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