Airport cards - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

kel · 01-31-2004, 02:20 PM

Does anyone know of a company that makes airport cards for new world ibook g3's? I thing 80 dollars is way too much and there don't seem to be any discounted cards out there

juanvaldes · 01-31-2004, 02:29 PM

airport is a fancy name for 802.11b I would think any old card would work. :-/

kel · 01-31-2004, 02:34 PM

Well isn't it a special slot?
I can't use just any old PCI card.

digby · 01-31-2004, 02:42 PM

but you might be able to use any old pcmcia card, no?

kel · 01-31-2004, 02:53 PM

I don't know, apple doesn't say :-)

The slot is under the keyboard and the antenna is built into the laptop. A pcmcia card that has an antenna stick out won't fit.

arch13 · 01-31-2004, 06:32 PM

Apples airport (It's just 802.11) card is a proprietary design to internalize the card to keep your pcmcia slot open on notebooks.
As apple never liscenses designs to other manufactuers, you are in fact up shit creek.
If you purchased an 802.11 card or pci card you would have the same thing, but it will not fit in apples slot, which is designed for their custom made 802.11 card.

rubicon · 02-01-2004, 12:13 AM

So, what arch13 is trying to say is you must purchase Apple's Airport card for smooth integration into your iBook.

Otherwise, you could look into a USB wi-fi adapter.

merkerguitars · 02-01-2004, 10:29 AM

My roomate has a g3 ibook.....he has one of those little cards that goes under the keyboards with the antenna...maybe you could find one on ebay for cheap?

arch13 · 02-01-2004, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by merkerguitars
My roomate has a g3 ibook.....he has one of those little cards that goes under the keyboards with the antenna...maybe you could find one on ebay for cheap?

That would be the airport card in question

kel · 02-01-2004, 11:43 AM

Ebay sells them at or above full price.

arch13 · 02-02-2004, 10:11 AM

Kel, hows this?
I don;t know the cost of an airport card. But this one is 30.00 when i posted it and ends today.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=14909

kel · 02-02-2004, 10:37 AM

I dunno, I see zero feedback on this guy...

He doesn't list payment options or shipping prices...

01-31-2004, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Airport cards Does anyone know of a company that makes airport cards for new world ibook g3's? I thing 80 dollars is way too much and there don't seem to be any discounted cards out there __________________ "It better be funny"

01-31-2004, 02:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Well isn't it a special slot? I can't use just any old PCI card. __________________ "It better be funny"

01-31-2004, 02:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
digby Crazy Location: Ahh, the lovely South	but you might be able to use any old pcmcia card, no? __________________ mmmm.... pudding

01-31-2004, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	I don't know, apple doesn't say :-) The slot is under the keyboard and the antenna is built into the laptop. A pcmcia card that has an antenna stick out won't fit. __________________ "It better be funny"

01-31-2004, 06:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
arch13 Loves my girl in thongs Location: North of Mexico, South of Canada	Apples airport (It's just 802.11) card is a proprietary design to internalize the card to keep your pcmcia slot open on notebooks. As apple never liscenses designs to other manufactuers, you are in fact up shit creek. If you purchased an 802.11 card or pci card you would have the same thing, but it will not fit in apples slot, which is designed for their custom made 802.11 card. __________________ Seen on an employer evaluation: "The wheel is turning but the hamsters dead" ____________________________ Is arch13 really a porn diety ? find out after the film at 11. -Nanofever

01-31-2004, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Location: shittown, CA	airport is a fancy name for 802.11b I would think any old card would work. :-/

02-01-2004, 12:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	So, what arch13 is trying to say is you must purchase Apple's Airport card for smooth integration into your iBook. Otherwise, you could look into a USB wi-fi adapter. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.

02-01-2004, 10:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	My roomate has a g3 ibook.....he has one of those little cards that goes under the keyboards with the antenna...maybe you could find one on ebay for cheap? __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

02-01-2004, 11:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Ebay sells them at or above full price. __________________ "It better be funny"

02-02-2004, 10:11 AM	#11 (permalink)
arch13 Loves my girl in thongs Location: North of Mexico, South of Canada	Kel, hows this? I don;t know the cost of an airport card. But this one is 30.00 when i posted it and ends today. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=14909 __________________ Seen on an employer evaluation: "The wheel is turning but the hamsters dead" ____________________________ Is arch13 really a porn diety ? find out after the film at 11. -Nanofever

02-02-2004, 10:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	I dunno, I see zero feedback on this guy... He doesn't list payment options or shipping prices... __________________ "It better be funny" Last edited by kel; 02-02-2004 at 10:39 AM..