04-14-2005, 01:16 PM

Hi there,

I'm attempting to set up an old Powerbook 1400 for a friend, and was going to give him an old 3com U.S. Robotics Model 3056 PCMCIA modem to use with it. Unfortunately, I can't get it set up to work. When I insert the card, it simply recognizes it as a generic PC card, but not as a modem. I know the laptop is okay, as it works with an ethernet PC card. I have the installation CD for the card, but it is for Windows. Is there some way I can use this card in the Powerbook, perhaps with a generic modem script or something?

Thanks,
Dan

04-14-2005, 01:22 PM

Sorry, I forgot to mention that the Powerbook is running OS 8.1.

04-14-2005, 03:13 PM

I used to have a PowerBook 1400cs running 8.6, and as I recall, it was very picky about PCMCIA cards. If there are no drivers for Mac on the install media, then it most likely will not work for you. The cards that I found that worked the best for it were made by a company called Global Village. They have since gone out of business, but you can usually find stuff from them on eBay for next to nothing.