YES!!
I will contact you ASAP about setting up arrangements.
Thanks, Russ.
Chris
On 19 Oct 2007, at 3:45, R.D.Preston wrote:
> 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>
>>>>>
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