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Wireless PC card question
I know it's a longshot but, has anyone here had any luck running one of these:
http://www.macwireless.com/html/products/wireless_cards/11g_11b_cards/11bPCCard.php
On a PowerBook 500 series notebook with the rev c module?
http://www.macwireless.com/html/products/wireless_cards/11g_11b_cards/11bPCCard.php
On a PowerBook 500 series notebook with the rev c module?
Slot-compliant. Don't see any sign of 68k drivers though.5 Volt 16bit Type II PCMCIA Compliant PC Card.
You are far better off getting an old Orinoco Silver or Gold. For starters they're a bunch cheaper, and for finishers - there are known 68k drivers. Out there. On the web. Someplace.
Google sez:
http://www.macwireless.com/html/help/card_chooser/PB_older.php
http://www.macwireless.com/html/help/compatibility_cards.html
Both of which mention both the 5x0 series, and the 190 (the other PCMCIA-packing 040 Powerbook), and lead back to the card you have above. So presumably there *are* 68k drivers in their downloads.
You could always download the driver and see what error you get when you install or run it.
Still, Orinoco cards ... $10 or so.
But wait! "Powerbook 520" returns:Your search - 68k site:macwireless.com - did not match any documents. Your search - 68040 site:macwireless.com - did not match any documents.
Your search - 68040 site:macwireless.com - did not match any documents.
Your search - 68LC040 site:macwireless.com - did not match any documents.
http://www.macwireless.com/html/help/card_chooser/PB_older.php
http://www.macwireless.com/html/help/compatibility_cards.html
Both of which mention both the 5x0 series, and the 190 (the other PCMCIA-packing 040 Powerbook), and lead back to the card you have above. So presumably there *are* 68k drivers in their downloads.
You could always download the driver and see what error you get when you install or run it.
Still, Orinoco cards ... $10 or so.
Seconded. If you want WLAN you need a Orinoco/Lucent waveLAN card. They're cheap, the drivers are easy to get and they will work with damn near anything. Even the Newton 2x00 supports them.
Thanks for the responses. I will be getting a second rev c module soon so wlan is on my future projects list.
Is this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230901332586?redirect=mobile
the card you all speak of?
Is this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230901332586?redirect=mobile
the card you all speak of?
If its the same slot as the original G3 then the original airport is compatible. Ill try it in my 540 and see when I get home.
I mean the card out of an original airport as it has the built in antennae and all.
It's not. It's PCMCIA aka PC Card (16 bit), not Cardbus (32 bit). They are however backwards compatible. A 16 bit card will work in a 32 bit slot, but not the other way round. IIRC, the card from the original UFO Airport is 16 bit - and is in fact a rebadged Orinoco.If its the same slot as the original G3
Thats what I meant Bunsen that the card from the airport should work in the 5xx series.
Never used the Proxim cards. They supposedly work with the Orinoco PC drivers but I've never tried myself. Don't think a mac would like them at all.Is this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230901332586?redirect=mobilethe card you all speak of?
This however is the card you would need:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lucent-WiFi-Orinoco-11Mbit-s-Gold-PCMCIA-Card-/221203999477?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3380c92af5
I also recommend trying with the lastest AirPort software installed. Legend has it that the latest AirPort driver sees the card as an Apple AirPort card, which in a way makes sense because they are the same card internally but Apple removed the external antenna, reflashed it to a point you can't flash it back and rebadged the exterior.