# Macs and Modems

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-and-modems/57938>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 14, 2001, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-and-modems/57938 "2001-03-14T13:24:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-and-modems/57938/1 "2001-03-14T13:24:35Z")

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I opened up the control panel for my Geoport Express modem (the one that came with the computer, the only one I’ve ever had in the computer), and I got the reply “this modem does not work with this computer.” Can anyone hazard a guess as to why this is?

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**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-and-modems/57938/2 "2001-03-14T16:59:46Z")

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What type of processor are you running? Might be powerpc only.

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**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-and-modems/57938/3 "2001-03-14T17:10:52Z")

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Check to see that the modem sw is compatible with your OS (maybe you’ve upgraded to a different OS)…

Also see if you can find the modem software and re-install it…