Unfortunately, Apple removed support for the feature from their video hardware several years ago, which forced users to either buy a third party graphic card that did support this capability, or seek out some sort of adapter plug. Since then, the company has expanded the line to include a number of products that allow older Mac peripherals to hook up to newer Macs, such as serial part adapters, and ADB to USB adapters. If your old Mac display fails to run on your new Mac, you'll want to check out the company's gView, the latest iteration of their universal multisync adapter for older Mac displays. In addition, the sync adapter usually comes with a small flier that contains this information, or you might find a decal attached to the plug that lists various resolution settings. Then again maybe it is time to retire the old display.
Some folks say the dial-up modem's days are numbered.
That may, of course, be true . But the switchover is going to be an expensive proposition, and in some locales, particularly in sparsely populated areas, it may well be impossible. As it stands right now, the vast majority of Internet users will continue to use modems to connect. But even if you outfit yourself with the standard-bearers of traditional modem technology, the chances that you'll ever get speeds approaching 56K are slim to none. But that's only part of the question.