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Rick Bateman - 12 Oct 2004 15:28 GMT

Sorry if this is a lame question but here goes.... can I use a 56k non mac
sportster external modem on a PPC 5200?

Thanks in advance.

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Matti Haveri - 12 Oct 2004 15:58 GMT

> Sorry if this is a lame question but here goes.... can I use a 56k non mac
> sportster external modem on a PPC 5200?

Yes. Just get a Mac modem cable that supports hardware handshaking.

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Rick Bateman - 12 Oct 2004 17:14 GMT

Thanks Matti

> > Sorry if this is a lame question but here goes.... can I use a 56k non mac
> > sportster external modem on a PPC 5200?
>
> Yes. Just get a Mac modem cable that supports hardware handshaking.

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Don Bruder - 12 Oct 2004 17:14 GMT

> Sorry if this is a lame question but here goes.... can I use a 56k non mac
> sportster external modem on a PPC 5200?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Yep. Sportsters are (with a couple of unlikely-to-be-encountered anymore
exceptions) "full" modems that will work with any computer. All you need
is the proper (hardware handshaking) cable.

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