----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Hewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:49 AM Subject: Orinoco Silver Wifi Question
> Does anyone know if the Orinoco Silver Wifi card is compatible with the > powerbook 5300's pc slot? > > Thanks, > Jeff > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This link http://www.penmachine.com/techie/airport1400.html says that it is: "The PowerBook 5300, 2400, 3400, and G3s also have PC Card slots, with similar benefits. Even the pre-PowerPC PowerBook 500 series can go wireless with some luck and effort (see the "another note" below). NOTE: I had initially thought, as Accelerate Your Mac reported, that the even-older PowerBook 5300-infamous for some units' catching on fire in the mid-'90s-could only be corralled into working with 802.11b/AirPort networks using an older version (release 6.0) of the ORiNOCO/WaveLAN driver, as well as Mac OS 8.6, since 9 is too slow on that ancient hardware. Andrew Kershaw, developer of ClassicStumbler (mentioned below), reveals that my directions here "work 100% on a 5300 with OS 8.6. I set up my 5300ce and 5300cs a while back with WaveLAN Silvers and ORiNOCO 7.2 drivers." So there you have it. 5300 owners, go wild." -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
