Hayes Accura 56K PCMCIA PC Card Modem 56840S w/ Floppy Drivers

Hayes Accura 56K PCMCIA PC Card Modem 56840S w/ Floppy Drivers

The Hayes Accura 56840S is a 56 Kbps PCMCIA Type II PC Card modem designed for use in laptops and portable computers equipped with a standard PC Card slot. It connects to a standard telephone line via an RJ-11 port on the card's insertion end, enabling dial-up internet access and data communication from a laptop without an internal modem. This unit has been tested and is in working order, and it comes with the original drivers on floppy disk.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
• Model: Accura 56K for PC Card
• Part Number / Model Number: 56840S
• Form Factor: PCMCIA Type II (PC Card)
• Data Rate: 56 Kbps
• Connection Interface: RJ-11 telephone line connector (on insertion end)
• Host Interface: PCMCIA / PC Card Type II slot
• FCC Registration Number: BF4USA-24515-M6-1
• Ringer Equivalence Number (REN): 0.78
• Certifications: FCC Part 68, UL Listed (Listed 48E5), SR/CSA
• US Patents: 4,549,302; 4,558,302; 4,700,358
• Canada Patents: 1,186,080; 1,186,081
• Hardware Revision: 94-06598-A
• Includes: Drivers on floppy disk

Applications

PCMCIA modem cards like the Hayes Accura 56840S were the standard solution for adding dial-up modem capability to laptops during the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s — a period when laptops rarely shipped with integrated modems powerful enough for 56K speeds, and when dial-up was still the dominant form of internet access. The Type II PCMCIA (PC Card) form factor was universally supported across laptops of that era, making these cards a plug-and-play upgrade for mobile users who needed reliable dial-up access on the road. Hayes was one of the most recognized modem brands of the era — the "Hayes-compatible" AT command set they pioneered became the industry standard that virtually every modem manufacturer adopted. Today, these cards are primarily sought by users maintaining legacy laptops, hobbyists, and collectors of late-1990s portable computing hardware, as well as anyone who still requires a dial-up connection for legacy software or remote industrial/POS systems that communicate via POTS lines.