> Mac Toters Push Wireless Bounds
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>http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,55742,00.html
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>Stuffing an 802.11b card into the TiBook's PCMCIA socket might seem
>obvious, but "most people haven't tried it," Skolnick said. If they
>did, they'd find that neither Apple's OS X operating system nor most
>Wi-Fi cards come with the necessary drivers to make them work
>together.
Doesn't surprise me at all. Apple's in the business of selling
hardware, airport cards and hubs included. They won't make it easy
for competing brands.
>The EnGenius pumps out 200 milliwatts of radio signal, compared with
>the 30- to 100-milliwatt range of most 802.11b cards, and similarly
>boosts reception for incoming network packets. Yet it can be found
>for under $90, compared with up to twice that for better-known
>brands.
THIS is news to me! Thanks for sending this article! I dont read
Wired. I'd have missed it.
>
>Anyone using that card? It would be nice to have card
>comparison/reviews in the resources section of nycwireless. Just a
>thought.
I'm going to have my Dept put in an order today!!!!
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