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Drew Black
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Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 3:52PM
I don't use Macs so this might seem like a studid question.

Is it possible to take a 'standard' WiFi card like a Netgear 802.11b and use it in an IBook?

Joey Starr
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Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 6:15PM
I did a quick search and it seems to be Mac compatible, not sure about iBook.

You should really ask this on a Mac forum, make sure you specify the exact type of your Netgear 802.11b (there seems to be several versions) and the exact type (year, processor, etc...) of your iBook.

Drew Black
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Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 8:02PM
I gave the network card to a friend that has an iBook. Don't know which model they have or which operating system and version. I was told that they might need to take it into the shop to have airport software installed in order to use the card. I don't know what airport software is but it seemed like a strange concept. I always thought Macs were supposed to be user-friendly so taking it into the shop to get software installed seemed so non-Maclike.

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Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 8:04PM
Your friend may have to do some more research ... it may be easier
Drew Black
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Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 9:13PM
I guess iBooks don't have PC Card slots. They are only expandable with proprietary Apple products.
 
oatmeal
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Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 10:11PM
that's a "feature"
Joey Starr
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Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 3:55AM
Airport has been standard for a long while, I have it already on an old iBook from 2001. Airport comes with the OS and my old iBook has OS 9.1 and Airport. I suspect if your friend doesn't have Airport, it's a VERY old iBook.
Drew Black
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Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 10:06AM
I think the Aiport WiFi cards were optional up until the 3rd generation iBooks in roughly 2003. I'm not sure about that though. It's just what I've gleaned from a couple of searches on the topic through Google.

Joey Starr
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Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 6:28AM
I was talking about Airport software, not Airport cards.



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