On Sun, 2002-04-28 at 15:13, Jackie LaVaque wrote:
> I'm in the market for a 56K modem for my Mac Power PC 6500 that's running
> Linux...
[snip]
> I would think that a 56K external Mac modem *should* theoretically work
> with this 'puter, but no one that carries them seems to be able to tell me
> for sure if they would or not.

I'd have to agree with you on that.  I suppose you want to find a
comment like "Hayes Modem Compatible", as you're looking for something
that supports the generic Hayes `AT' command set.

> I also have a useless StyleWriter 2400 that won't work with Linux. This Mac
> only has serial ports, so whatever printer I get would need to be Mac- and
> Linux-compatible. I almost bought a printer today that is supposedly
> Windows, Mac and Linux compatible, but unfortunately, it was a USB-only
> connector.

Considering the speed of serial ports, I wouldn't recommend getting a
serial printer.  However, I think there are some other options.  If you
have a PCI Mac, you could probably get a USB card that works in MacOS
and Linux and get a USB printer.  Another option would be to get a
printer with an Ethernet port, or an external print server (an HP
JetDirect box, for instance) that connects to a network.

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