Global Village Communication Inc. was a leading manufacturer of easy-to-use
fax modems and other
telecommunications products for
Apple's
Macintosh platform.[2] It was one of the few manufacturers to support the Mac's
RS-422 serial ports without requiring an adapter.[3] Major product lines included the TelePort series of high-speed desktop
dial-up modems,[4] and the PowerPort series of internal
PowerBook modems,[5] as well as a series of modems that connected to the Mac's
ADB port.[6] Many of its products were bundled with the
Macintosh Performa series of computers,[7] and it was the manufacturer for the internal modem in the
PowerBook 500 series.[8]
The company also produced the OneWorld
fax server and the GlobalFax
fax software for Macintosh computers, which it
bundled with its hardware.[9][10]
Amid a sharp decline in Macintosh sales in the late 1990s,[11] Global Village sold itself to
Boca Research in June 1998.[12] Boca Research in turn sold the Global Village division to
Zoom Telephonics in 2000.[13]