Re: Pocket modems

brian@eit.COM (Brian Smithson)
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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 94 16:20 PST
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From: brian@eit.COM (Brian Smithson)
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Subject: Re: Pocket modems
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On Jan 12, 12:16pm, actionvrb2@aol.com wrote:

>   Does anyone know of a cheap pocket modem which will work with both the
> Zoomer & the Mac?  9600 baud at least?  US Robotics has one for the PowerBook
> that would be ideal (assuming it works with the Zoomer), but it costs $259 or
> so.

I'm using a Megahertz pocket modem, but it's only 2400 baud for data :-(.

>   I'm not sold on PCMCIA modems because I will probably use my slot for more
> memory eventually.

Also note that the PCMCIA slot is limited to 50mA of current, and many
(most?) PCMCIA modems exceed that.

>   Last (but not least), when is the Mac connectivity kit going to be
> available?  Alternatively, is there any way I can access the Pocket Quicken
> data if I, say, e-mailed the file to myself on AOL and downloaded it on the
> Mac?  Is it an open file type or some cryptic file system that requires that
> you buy yet another product to make it useful?

Even with a PC connectivity kit, you're out of luck on Pocket Quicken data
files, as far as I know.  Intuit hasn't release their software package
which will let you merge Pocket Quicken data into your regular Quicken
data files.  Intuit told me that the PC version of that software is due
to ship in February; I don't know if the same goes for a Mac version
(if there is a Mac version?).

Chances are, the files are not e-mailable.  Any of you SDK owners want to
write a uuencode utility for the Zoomer? :-)

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