USB or Ethernet to Airport/Mac OS 9

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david bonde - 25 Aug 2004 15:45 GMT

I have a quite old iMac (slot-loaded) running Mac OS 9 that I would like
to Airport-enable. I am quite sure that at least it used to exist USB
<-> Airport and Ethernet <-> Airport solutions that was supported under
Mac OS 9, however everything I can find today requires Mac OS X (10.2).

Any suggestions where I can find a cheap USB or Ethernet based
Airport-solution that supports Mac OS 9?

Thanks

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Mike Rosenberg - 26 Aug 2004 12:42 GMT

> I have a quite old iMac (slot-loaded) running Mac OS 9 that I would like
> to Airport-enable. I am quite sure that at least it used to exist USB
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> Any suggestions where I can find a cheap USB or Ethernet based
> Airport-solution that supports Mac OS 9?

You don't need an ethernet or USB solution, as the slot loading iMacs
can take the original Airport card. You just also need a $20 holder,
from Apple, to install it. The original (non-Extreme) Airport card has
been discontinued, but it's still easy to buy one via eBay or third
party vendors.

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Joe Heimann - 27 Aug 2004 07:21 GMT

>> I have a quite old iMac (slot-loaded) running Mac OS 9 that I would like
>> to Airport-enable. I am quite sure that at least it used to exist USB
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>> Any suggestions where I can find a cheap USB or Ethernet based
>> Airport-solution that supports Mac OS 9?

> You don't need an ethernet or USB solution, as the slot loading iMacs
> can take the original Airport card. You just also need a $20 holder,
> from Apple, to install it. The original (non-Extreme) Airport card has
> been discontinued, but it's still easy to buy one via eBay or third
> party vendors.

Unfortunately the ready supply of the original Airport cards seems to
have dried up. The current selling prices of the ones that do show up
on eBay and from other vendors is now more than the original price at
$90-130. So it not quite so easy to get one as it was just a few months
ago.

Joe

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david bonde - 30 Aug 2004 14:36 GMT

But ethernet/USB-solutions are cheaper than AP-cards. I don't want to
spend a lot of money on such an old computer.

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USB or Ethernet to Airport/Mac OS 9