[nJm]

I want to set my grandfather up with my old PowerMac 7200/120. It is currently running OS 9.1 and doing quite well. Anyway, I need to find a way to connect it to a dialup modem. I have two lying around here from some of our old PCs. I have an external Netcomm Roadster II 56k. I checked on the Netcomm website and they have Mac OS drivers which is great news. However it has a a DB9 pc serial socket on it. I've seen a few places on the internet sell a DB25 -> DIN8 serial cable for Macs like mine. Is there some extra converter I could get to turn the DB9 (male) socket into a DB25?

The other modem I have is a PCI 'winmodem' out of a Gateway PC. I think it might be a Connextant modem chipset or whatever it is called. Are there drivers for one of these for Mac OS9?

Many Thanks,

[galarneau]

The external modem will definitely work with the appropriate cable. I did the same thing with my old Mac. Bought an external serial modem and replaced the cable with a Mac one. I don't know about any converters... I just know that I bought an actual Mac serial cable that fit the modem and plugged into my Mac's serial port.

As for the winmodem, there are no drivers for them, either under OS 9 or OS X.

Originally posted by nJm:
I want to set my grandfather up with my old PowerMac 7200/120. It is currently running OS 9.1 and doing quite well. Anyway, I need to find a way to connect it to a dialup modem. I have two lying around here from some of our old PCs. I have an external Netcomm Roadster II 56k. I checked on the Netcomm website and they have Mac OS drivers which is great news. However it has a a DB9 pc serial socket on it. I've seen a few places on the internet sell a DB25 -> DIN8 serial cable for Macs like mine. Is there some extra converter I could get to turn the DB9 (male) socket into a DB25?

The other modem I have is a PCI 'winmodem' out of a Gateway PC. I think it might be a Connextant modem chipset or whatever it is called. Are there drivers for one of these for Mac OS9?

Many Thanks,