>Does anyone know what happens if you try to use something like OPEN "C" on >an iMac? What type of error would be returned? This leads me to my second >question: Is it possible to detect and query an internal modem within FB? i would have thought that one of the purposes of OT or the communication toolbox would have been to provide an abstract layer between hardware/firmware and the toolbox. Otherwise, why would Apple have been telling us for years, not to program to the wire but to use the Toolbox calls and they'll do the rest. Have you tried to see what happens? jonathan ------------------------------------------------------------- ! "format utile" studio de graphisme/graphic design studio ! ! 32 bd de Menilmontant, 75020 Paris, France ! ! phone +33 1 43 49 02 04 +++ fax +33 1 43 49 16 51 ! ------------------------------------------------------------- *** coming soon to a browser near you *** <http://www.cybercities.com/formatutile> -------------------------------------------------------------