[G4] Installing a wireless card correctly

Earle Jones earle.jones at comcast.net
Fri Jan 5 18:00:57 PST 2007


On Jan 4, 2007, at 7:12 PM, Rick Smykla wrote:

> Bobby,
>
> Airport Extreme does not work in older G4s. You'll need the  
> original Airport card if you want to use the provided slot.
> If you really need/want to use 802.11g speeds, you'll need to go  
> the USB or PCI adapter route.
>
> Rick

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...and those older original Airport cards are a bit hard to find.   
Certainly they aren't being manufactured any more.  I bought a used  
one for my G4/400 and it cost me a bit over US$100.  The new Airport  
Extreme cards are something like $70 or $80.

Try eBay or Craig's List.

earle
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