On 8/2/05, Sorular <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day > My first posting to this list even though I've been following it for > over a year :-) > > I've decided to extend the life and use of my trusty-old PB3400c and > wanted to ask for advice/recommendations to make few modifications to > it. The only improvements that I'm aware are all related to its PC cards. > > My new Asus P5AD2-Deluxe box has a wireless router on it so first step: > I wanted to get a Wireless PC card for my pb3400c (144mb ram/2gb hdd/Mac > OS922) > > 1) Would "Netgear WG-511" work on my pb3400? The Netgear product site > doesn't say anything about MacOS9 compatibility > (http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WG511.php) but this model is > the cheapest I could find on the market. Is there a way to get it > working on my pb? > I'm aware that I'll need to shave-off the the pc card a bit to get it > fit into the pb.... >
Personally, I have never had much luck with Netgear stuff. I just got a used WaveLan Silver card off Ebay that works like a charm in my 1400 with OS 8.6 using an Airport Extreme station. Here's a link to some good info on PCMCIA wifi cards: http://www.powerbookwireless.net/ > 2) Flash card on powerbooks been talked to death all over the internet > but not quite in terms of its advantages and whether it's worth spending > much funds on that (that I could find!). > > A 2GB flash card is about $150 Australian dollars (or even cheaper > elsewhere) and even a 4GB one wouldn't be far too fetched. > > Can someone give me an indication on how much performance improvement > could be gained by using a 2/4gb flash card as hdd on pb3400? > Or would it be a better option to go for a 256/512mb flash card as a > virtual memory? I was curious about that also but for about $150 you can get a G3 Powerbook. I choose to get the G3 instead of messing with it. > > Cheers and thanks in advance for any help :-) > > ~hasanito > > Good Luck, -- Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
