[WinMac] Re: G3 Powerbook wireless card

From: Rick Kent (maverick[at]maverickmedia.com)
Date: Thu Nov 16 2000 - 17:46:49 PST

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    >I have an older G3 Powerbook that won't take an airport card. Does anyone
    >have any experience with using a PC card in a Powerbook that is compatable
    >with the airport base station? TIA. MVK

    I have been using the Farallon (remember that they used to be a Mac
    only company, so they do understand that not everything is
    PC-centric) card for about 2 months and it works great.

    My only objections are:

    1. It sticks out from the side of the G3 so much (presumably as an
    antennae) that it does not fit in my carrying case when installed.

    2. Although I have no comparative proof, I do not think that the
    range in my house is as good as what Apple specs the native G3 cards.

    3. There does not seem to be any way to gracefully get Appletalk to
    switch back to another protocol once the card is removed (like when I
    go to the office and plug into our Ethernet LAN). Location Manager
    just does not handle it, and you have to actually bring up the
    Appletalk control panel. 

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