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From: jimb@silvlis.com (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: using direct connection when an internal modem is installed
Keywords: macportable, serial port, internal modem
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Date: 1 Nov 90 09:07:49 GMT
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In article <26969@cs.yale.edu> ciancarini-paolo@cs.yale.edu (paolo ciancarini) writes:
>I have a macportable with an internal modem.
>I would like to use the 8-pin serial port
>for a direct connection to my Sun.
>Hovever, that port seems to be automatically disabled             
>when an internal modem is on board.

You're supposed to be able to do it through the Control Panel.

On the other hand, we have a Portable at work, with no internal
modem, and it still cannot connect to a direct wire.

I think there may be a problem with the modem port on Portables.
The changes notice for 6.0.7 mentions fixing a problem with
recognising the internal modem. Could it really relate to
recognising the external port?
>
>Paolo Ciancarini

jim
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