Chris, are you still interested in this Belkin hub? --russ Begin forwarded message:
> From: "R. D. Preston" <preston.r.d at insightbb.com> > Date: October 17, 2007 6:51:20 PM EDT > To: Macintosh topics <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Old(er) IMac G-3 with a new Airport card? > > 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> >>>> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20071019/b0c861b4/attachment.html
