-> you therefore need a cable with the proper DIN connector.  Also, I
-> believe you have to configure the DIP switches on the modem
-> differently for the MAC to accommodate its different method of
-> handshaking.
  Amazingly enough, in two weeks I bought two USR 14.4 modems, one used (USR 
Mac&Fax), and one new (the previously mentioned USR 14.4). The new one has 
its factory settings still in place, but I have been unable to use it yet, as 
I cannot get my 286 to recognize COM2. The computer is a brand name Laser. 
There is a 10-place DIP switch on the motherboard. I got the computer 
secondhand too and have no documentation to tell me which switch to change. 
With 2**10 possible settings, I'm going to try to look up some reference 
works first.
 The Mac modem's previous owner used it on a Powerbook, so its DIP switches 
have been changed; #1 is down instead of up. I'm using it on a Performa to 
write these words, and as they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'll 
probably give in to curiosity and return the switches to factory setting to 
see what happens.
  Thanks. Yours, Blair
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