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From: nrossi@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Nick Rossi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Advice on Modem Connection?
Message-ID: <9453@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 31 Oct 90 09:28:42 GMT
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In article <1990Oct31.050920.15410@cbnewsh.att.com> nms@cbnewsh.att.com (n.m.scribner) writes:
>I need some elementary information about connecting a modem
>to a C64.  I have a Hayes compatible 110 - 2400 BAUD type
>modem with a 25 pin RS232C plug for the computer connection.
>
>Where do I get (or how do I make) the connection between the C64
>and the modem.  I plan to use it for a simple BBS application,
>so the arrangement needs to support auto-answer.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>Neal Scribner (nms@homxb.att.com)


You need an RS232 interface.  It is a device that plugs into the user port
and has a 25-pin female socket on the other end.  Several companies sell
them, including Omnitronics and Aprotek.

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Nick Rossi           celebrating Smogfest '90
Harvey Mudd College  in Claremont, California
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