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PORTABLE USB MODEM
2.2 What the Package Includes
Your package should include the following items:
• Portable USB Modem
• (1) CD-ROM
• (1) RJ-11 telephone cable
• (1) Quick Start Guide
If anything is missing or damaged, please call Black Box at 724-746-5500.
You must supply:
• A computer with an unused USB port.
• A nearby telephone line jack.
2.3 Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Universal Serial Bus (USB), defined by a consortium of industry leaders, permits
connection of multiple low-speed and medium-speed computer peripheral
devices—telephones, modems, printers, keyboards, mice, and scanners—all from a
single personal computer port. The specification, based on an open architecture is
quickly becoming a standard feature in new desktop and notebook computers.
2.4 What Can You Do with Your Modem?
You can use it to access commercial on-line information services such as America
Online
®
, Genie, and Prodigy. These services provide access to databases,
encyclopedias, stock reports, news, weather, and shopping. They provide e-mail
links to subscribers of the same and other services. Public message areas, called
forums, allow subscribers to trade information and opinions on a vast array of
topics, while vendor forums provide hardware and software support from
manufacturers. Online services also allow you to upload and download computer
programs, data files, and updated software such as video and printer drivers.
Your modem can also connect you to the Internet. Like the commercial online
services, the Internet provides e-mail services, public message areas, and access to
information and software, much of it easily accessed through the Web.