From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Tue Oct 14 2003 - 11:34:25 PDT
On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 11:13 AM, Henry wrote:
> on 10/14/03 10:11 AM, Gabriela & Radek at biciste_at_emailplus.org wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>> I'm on digest so took a little while to get back. I can speak only
>> about
>> stealth serial port from GeeThree. It fits in the port where modem
>> card
>> normally sits. It means you swap modem for a stealth card.
>
>> Radek
>
>
> Thanks for the response, I emailed GeeThree and they told me that the
> I
> need the housing from the original internal modem in order to use the
> adapter. Too bad they didn't sell a stand alone unit. :(
>
> The keystone adapter might work, I was just wondering if I need the
> serial
> modem to emulate a serial connection. The modem is the only serial
> device
> left on the Mac. I think the USB adapter uses part of this connection
> as a
> serial port. I wish I could find that blasted article!
>
No this is wrong. You do NOT need a modem at all for any of the serial
adapters to work... You only need the adapter and the proper drivers
(OS9 or OSX) and proper configuration...
There is no case I have ever seen where a modem is needed, other then
the Geethree which uses the cable and bracket from the modem only...
Marty
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