<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
USB	I-Device
Modem	I-Device
is	O
a	O
combined	O
56kbit/s	O
data	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
14.4kbit/s	O
fax	O
external	O
USB	B-Protocol
modem	B-Application
introduced	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
after	O
the	O
internal	O
56k	O
modem	B-Application
was	O
dropped	O
on	O
the	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2005	O
iMac	B-Device
G5	I-Device
revision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
looks	O
similar	O
,	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
optional	O
USB	B-Protocol
Ethernet	O
Adapter	O
accessory	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
its	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
Retina	I-Device
range	O
of	O
laptops	O
since	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
introduced	O
its	O
first	O
true	O
modems	B-Application
in	O
1984	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Modem	I-Device
300	O
&	O
1200	O
modems	B-Application
(	O
V21/V22	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
that	O
they	O
offered	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
Apple-badged	O
comparatively	O
low-tech	O
acoustic	B-Device
coupler	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
2400/data	O
and	O
combined	O
9600/fax	O
(	O
V29	O
)	O
AppleFax	O
Modem	B-Application
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
introduced	O
the	O
internal	O
2400	O
data/fax	O
modem	B-Application
card	O
for	O
its	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Portable	I-Device
in	O
1989	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
released	O
its	O
last	O
external	O
desktop	O
Apple	O
Data	O
Modem	B-Application
2400	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
standard	O
internal	O
modems	B-Application
were	O
offered	O
during	O
the	O
1990s	O
through	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
notable	O
exception	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
foray	O
into	O
GeoPort	B-Device
passive	O
telephony	O
modems	B-Application
which	O
relied	O
heavily	O
upon	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
software	O
and	O
processing	O
power	O
rather	O
than	O
dedicated	O
hardware	O
(	O
like	O
Apple	O
's	O
proprietary	O
internal	O
Express	O
Modem	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
USB	I-Device
Modem	I-Device
is	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
true	O
external	B-Application
modem	I-Application
since	O
the	O
Apple	O
Data	O
Modem	B-Application
2400	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2009	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
Apple	O
Store	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
works	O
(	O
at	O
least	O
for	O
fax	O
)	O
as	O
of	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
10.6.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
officially	O
supported	O
64-bit	O
driver	O
exists	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
operates	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
64-bit	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
modem	B-Application
will	O
not	O
function	O
in	O
Lion	B-Application
without	O
workarounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
USB	I-Device
Modem	I-Device
supports	O
V.92	O
,	O
Caller	O
ID	O
,	O
wake-on-ring	O
,	O
telephone	O
answering	O
(	O
V.253	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
modem	B-Application
on	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modem	B-Application
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Motorola	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
for	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
10.4.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
USB	I-Device
Modem	I-Device
for	O
Internet	O
dial-up	O
and	O
faxing	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
being	O
suggested	O
as	O
a	O
low	O
cost	O
line	O
interface	O
(	O
aka	O
FXO	O
interface	O
)	O
for	O
telephony	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
telephone	O
systems	O
(	O
software	O
PBX	B-Device
)	O
and	O
answering	O
machine	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
built-in	O
dial-up	B-Application
modem	I-Application
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
drop	O
built-in	O
floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
Internet	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
availability	O
of	O
wireless	O
networking	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
likely	O
that	O
Apple	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
of	O
more	O
use	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
have	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
using	O
an	O
ethernet	O
cable	O
or	O
a	O
wireless	O
system	O
instead	O
of	O
dial-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highly	O
miniaturized	O
product	O
,	O
about	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
cigarette	O
lighter	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
4.6-inch	O
long	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
won	O
a	O
RED	O
DOT	O
design	O
award	O
for	O
good	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modem	B-Application
identifies	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
Motorola	O
SM56	O
USB	B-Protocol
Data	O
Fax	O
Modem	B-Application
"	O
and	O
a	O
driver	O
was	O
provided	O
via	O
Boot	O
Camp	O
Assistant	O
.	O
</s>
