Re: [NTLK] Newton wireless pt100

From: Roman Pixell (roman_at_pixell.net)
Date: Sun Feb 09 2003 - 13:12:21 PST


On s=F6ndag, feb 9, 2003, at 16:18 Europe/Stockholm,=20
jacuff1_at_earthlink.net wrote:
>
>> That isn't going to work on a PB5300 because Apple's airport software
>> doesn't work on it...
>>
>
> So you're saying I can't use wireless with my 5300? Or that I just
> can't use Apple's Airport stuff, but I can maybe use someone else's?
>

get a lucent card and it will work in both the newt AND the 5300. OS9=20
works OK, from what i can remember. the airport drivers are built-in=20
and should work out of the box with any card based on the lucent=20
chipset. the card will even be recognised as an "airport" card. in fact=20=

apples airport card is essentially the same as the lucent/orinoco,=20
albeit sans that bulky antenna part...

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