On Oct 17, 2007, at 6:12 PM, Chris Hoffman wrote: > Hi Russ > > Thanks for the offer. Here are some questions: > 1. Would I plug the hub into one of the G-3's USB ports? >
Yes; although if I understand the explanation right, your G3 machine has USB1 ports. This Belkin hub is compatible with both USB 1 & 2 port speeds, and also has Firewire 1, so that should be fine; and you will have an extension of what your machine has (USB1). Just plug the USB cord into the machine, not the keyboard. > 2. A Mac Mini footprint - will that work okay with my older G-3? > Yes; the "footprint" is just the physical shape of the device. Follow that link I included, and you'll see the appearance, and can read about the features. > Obviously, I'm kind of in the dark about this. > But I will look at the website you listed, and I will try to figure > out what I want to do. > > Thanks, Russ. > > Chris > lemmeNoe. Russ On Oct 17, 2007, at 6:31 PM, Chris Hoffman wrote: > Hey Russ > > Okay, I guess that's one of things I need. Thank you. I'll contact > you and set up arrangements for getting it from you. So, with the > hub, now (I think!), I can connect the USB adaptor. So I'm on my > way to having a faster/wireless G-3. > > Thanks. > > Chris > > On 17 Oct 2007, at 17:53, R. D. Preston wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> I have a Belkin USB/Firewire hub, if you are interested >> (Mac Mini footprint). It's in excellent condition, and >> only $15. Here's the product listing from Belkin: >> >> <http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process? >> Product_Id=199941> >> >> Regards, >> Russ Preston >> >> >> On Oct 17, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Lee Larson wrote: >> >>> On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:28 PM, Chris Hoffman wrote: >>> >>>> So, my first question: I have my printer and my keyboard plugged >>>> into the 2 available USB ports. Can I plug the printer into the >>>> one remaining USB port on the backside of my keyboard, freeing >>>> one of the USB ports on the side of my G-3? >>> That will probably work. What you have to look out for is that >>> the ports on a keyboard generally do not supply power, so you >>> can't plug in anything like one of those small USB portable hard >>> drives. I've even had trouble plugging in some flash drives. A >>> better solution might be to buy a powered USB hub and plug that >>> into one of the ports. This would add several powered ports in >>> the place of one original port. The older machines only had USB 1 >>> ports, so make sure any hub will work with USB 1 and not just USB 2. >>> >>>> >>>> 2. The Apple tech said, if it were his older IMac >>>> G-3, he would install an Airport card. (He said that operation, >>>> for him, would be very easy.) >>> It is pretty easy to install an Airport card on most machines. >>> Some machines also need a mounting bracket, and these are harder >>> to find than the cards. Before you buy a card, make sure you're >>> getting all the pieces you need. >>> >>>> He said I needed specifically a B Airport card, NOT a G. (An A >>>> card will work, but it will be slower than the B.) And the B >>>> Airport card must be non-Airport Extreme. He said my G-3 still >>>> wouldn't be as fast as the new IMac, but it would sure be a heck >>>> of a lot faster than with the 28.8K dial-up modem. >>> There isn't much point in getting anything other than an 802.11b >>> card for that machine. The faster cards from Apple won't work on >>> it and the maximum speed on USB 1 port isn't enough to keep up >>> with a g or n card. >>> >>> Another possibility is to plug a wireless adaptor into your >>> Ethernet port . This would allow you to get g or n speed out of >>> that older machine. (Assuming it has a 100 Mb/s Ethernet port.) >>> I've used machines with Ethernet adaptors made by Belkin (I >>> think??), and they worked quite well. MacWireless [1] sells them >>> specifically for Macs, and might be easier to set up. >>> >>> [1] <http://www.macwireless.com/html/products/11g_11b_cards/ >>> 11gEthAdapter.php> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>> be October 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ >>> macgroup >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be October 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be October 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20071017/29b9dc53/attachment.html
