On Aug 18, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Jess wrote: > Hi Clark, > Yes, I was fixated on the signal frequency. And while I'll admit some > steep learning curve on my part may have led to some confusion....the > mere fact that I had to go to the *genius* bar 6 times in 1 week and > got 6 different explanations was evidence enough for me that I was on > my own w/ the Lombard. I would put "Lombard" in my reservation notes > before I went to the store and get a little kick out watching their > confused faces as they were assigned my appt. and walked towards me. > I kept hoping they would roll an expert on LEM's out of a back closet, > dust him off and send him to me. But no.....
Not surprisingly, no, they don't have any LEM experts, or if they do they are sworn to silence on the subject. I've never gone to the genius bar for help on anything over 2-3 years old. > > I knew going in that their objective is to get me into a new product. > But this Lombard is too clean, too nice a screen and virtually unused > for me to give up. It also appeals to my recycling personality! > > That said, to answer your question, it was explained to me at the > Apple store that this Lombard was "created for the Corporate market > and was given the 5ghz signal as a way to give it greater security and > a less used bandwidth." Desperate for an explanation as to why I cant > get onto wireless, I believed them. When the Lombard was created there was little or no WiFi. The Pismo (the next generation PowerBook) was the first to have a built in slot for a WiFi card, the original Airport, an 802.1b 2.4GHz card. I have no idea why they would say anything like that other than they just don't have a clue. It may be they said that because the earliest 802.11 version was 802.11a which is 5 Ghz but it has just never seen that much use. > > You all have cleared up the confusion for me - Thank You! Now you know that LEM is a better source of info on LE Macs than the Apple Store. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
