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Posted by: blackbird on 2013-03-29 19:28:46
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?
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2013-03-30 01:44:17
5 Volt 16bit Type II PCMCIA Compliant PC Card. Slot-compliant. Don't see any sign of 68k drivers though.
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.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2013-03-30 01:57:48
Google sez:
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. But wait! "Powerbook 520" returns:
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.
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Posted by: CelGen on 2013-03-30 07:35:53
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.
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Posted by: blackbird on 2013-03-30 19:00:42
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?
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Posted by: Macdrone on 2013-03-30 22:54:55
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.
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Posted by: Macdrone on 2013-03-30 23:06:21
I mean the card out of an original airport as it has the built in antennae and all.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2013-04-03 16:01:41
If its the same slot as the original G3 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.
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Posted by: Macdrone on 2013-04-03 16:53:45
Thats what I meant Bunsen that the card from the airport should work in the 5xx series.
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Posted by: CelGen on 2013-04-03 22:09:22
Is this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230901332586?redirect=mobilethe card you all speak of? 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.
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.
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