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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: 43023
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I think the thread title says it all.
I'm looking to buy a wireless card for the Wallstreet, and it already has Airport installed, so do I really need to get a Mac specific PCMCIA card, or can I buy an offbrand Wintel card and have it work? |
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careful with axes
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hillsborough, CA
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Any card which is Broadcom based should work.
Linksys, Buffalo, Belkin, Sonnet... |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minnesota
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I have a Lucent Orinoco Silver wireless card for mine. It's only officially supported in OS 9, but if you have a Wallstreet you should probably only be running OS 9 anyway. OS X is hideously slow on my Wallstreet. Also, there are apparently some open source drivers for that card for use in OS X, but I haven't tried them so I don't know how well they work.
The card should be VERY cheap on eBay. I sold an Orinoco Gold (same as Silver but better encryption) a year ago for something like $40. A Silver variant will not only be cheaper, but it's also more mainstream technology now so it should be just around $20 or maybe $30. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Today I was working on a Lombard (bronze keyboard) PB and it uses the Orinoco software with a Dell wireless B card. It works fine.
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Burlington, Vermont
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Even if the box in the store doesn't say that a product supports mac, you can never be sure. I would check all the manufacturers websites for specs/drivers. Linksys is a safe bet.
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Subdued and Medicated
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Over Yander
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Lots of cards for OS 9, not free
Lots of cards for OS X, not free Prisim GT chips, free Drivers for the PCM340 LAN, free Bunch of cards, free Last edited by Ebby : 2004-07-01 at 22:58. |
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