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Using a pc card modem – Apple Macintosh PowerBook 1400 User Manual

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Using a PC Card modem

When you are using a PC Card modem, make sure you do the following:

1

Install the communications software you want to use.

PC Card modems work with your communications software by accessing a
feature of your Macintosh PowerBook’s software called the Communications
Toolbox. Your software must support the Communications Toolbox in order to
use PC Card modems. If you’re not sure whether or not your communications
software supports the Communications Toolbox, contact the software’s
manufacturer.

See the documentation that came with your communications software for
instructions on setting up a PC Card modem. Check to see if PC Card modem
files for your software were included.

Modem files for some communications programs come on your Macintosh
PowerBook’s hard disk or the CD-ROM disc that came with your computer.
The instructions for setting up your modem with these application programs
are given in the sections below. You can get other modem files from the
manufacturer of your communications software. You can use the instructions
in these examples as guidelines for setting up your PC Card modem with
other types of communications software.

2

Insert the PC Card modem.

When a PC Card modem is inserted, the following icon may appear on the
desktop:

Some card manufacturers may use a custom icon.

3

Plug your modem into a working phone line.

4

Follow instructions for setting up your modem with the communications software you

are using.

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