CRT iMac Modem port

#1 Sun, 18 Aug 2002 - 13:39

I have several iMacs (the most recent CRT models)set up to run on a network. All connect to the internet via the network so (I think I am right here) the internal modem is not in use.

What follows is most likely a stupid question.

Is there anyway to utilise the free modem and its port to connect to, say, an old non-USB printer, and if there is how do I go about doing so? I suppose I am harking back to the pre-iMAc days when there were two ports that could be used, but without an internal modem. The presence of a modem probably makes the iMac port defunct, doesn't it?

All Macs are running 9.2, have 192mb RAM and the usual basic programmes.

Thanks in advance

Tony Eastwood

#2 Sun, 18 Aug 2002 - 15:28

Nope, sorry, that's just for the phone line. It's not the same as the "modem" port of old when multipurpose serial ports were used. It's exactly like a "wall" port on an external modem. Instead of through a serial port, the iMac's internal modem connects to the computer through a slot on the motherboard specifically for that purpose.

#3 Sun, 18 Aug 2002 - 22:27

Thanks Derien

Deep down I knew this to be the case. With all the clever souls out there, however, I was just hoping I was wrong.

Thanks all the same for confirming my suspicions.

Regards

Tony