[Mac-telephony-list] Apple USB modem dongle

[Mark Engelhardt via List]

On Dec 20, 2006, at 8:00 AM, Benjamin Kowarsch via List wrote:

> On Dec 20, 2006, at 11:51 PM, Thoth via List wrote:
>
>> Any hope for older non-usb hardware,  I can guess that the global
>> village
>> serial modem hooked to my beige G3 will never be supported.  But
>> how about
>> the built-in modem on a first genereation G4 powermac?
>
> You have to have a voice capable modem. The first voice capable modem
> Apple used was the Motorola SM56 which started to appear in late 2004
> or early 2005. You can check the type of modem you have with System
> Profiler. If it doesn't say "Motorola SM56", then you are out of
> luck. Then again, what's the issue with spending 49 USD for the
> dongle modem? It's a very small device, it won't be in the way. Note,
> the dongle modem is also a Motorola SM56.


Ben,

To pick a nit: The first voice capable telecom device from apple was  
the "GeoPort Telecom Adapter" which worked any mac that had a  
GeoPort... Like the Quadra 840av

http://lowendmac.com/roadapples/geoport.shtml

I think the Quadra 840av could even be setup as an answering machine!

So, in theory, you could invent some drivers and run asterisk on  
mklinux or netbsd on a quadra 840av and a geoport and have your self  
an antique $13.00 asterisk system!

Mark Engelhardt