Wireless solution for an older iMac After informing me she had a "G4" iMac I learned that instead the PC is an iMac DV (M7493LL/A), a G3 circa 1999 (assuming "revision A" from the part number). Contains an "Airport" slot, not Airport Express" as previously suggested.
An Airport card can be purchased for $129 as a special order. For a proprietary 802.11b solution that is ouch too much. Especially considering the age of the PC. The iMac has been updated to MacOS v.10.2.8 Stock onboard USB is v1.0. but can be updated to v.1.1 (if not already). http://developer.apple.com/qa/hw/hw32.html Wondering if previously mentioned Linksys USB adapters might would work with this iMac (and it's associated Mac OS version and USB port). Also looking at D-Link product line. Looks like all the USB 802.11b wireless adapters are designed with USB 2.0 in mind. D-Link 802.11b USB products have an asterisk stating "using with a USB1.1 port will affect device performance" (expected). But wondering if possible bandwidth issue might still be good enough for standard consumer Qwest DSL performance (assuming MacOS v.10.2.8 support)? Any suggestions before skipping the wireless idea and going hard cable. Darren _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
