Apple 8600 appendix Connecting Your Computer to a Telephone Line

Read this chapter for information about the equipment you need to get online, such as modems and ISDN lines.

4 Connecting Your Computer to a Telephone Line

A world of information is now available online. By connecting your computer to a telephone line, you can access the Internet, send and receive electronic mail (“e-mail”) and faxes, and connect to online services like America Online and CompuServe. You can also use a telephone line to access another Macintosh or an entire AppleTalk network from a remote Macintosh computer. (For example, you can telecommute by accessing a company computer network from a remote location, such as a home office.)

To get online, you need special equipment and software. This chapter provides a brief introduction to the equipment you need. For information about the software you need to perform online tasks, see Chapter 6, “Using an Online Service or the Internet.”

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