Okay, I just bought a non-refundable Airport Extreme Card for my Dual Processor G4 1GHZ (mirror drives). And then I found out that it wasn't Extreme Compatible. Is there anyway that I can make the card work??
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Oh NO! PLEASE HELP (Airport Extreme Card )
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Your best be is to sell it on ebay (you'll get nearly full price for it) and then buy a regular airport card ($20 cheaper than the extreme card).
Or maybe someone here would trade their regualr airport card for your extreme card.
Otherwise, I don't think there's an adaptor (yet).
Or maybe someone here would trade their regualr airport card for your extreme card.
Otherwise, I don't think there's an adaptor (yet).
the Macmarket
take it to the MacMarket on Fourth at MacDonald, they will sell it on consignment, or maybe trade for a regular one. much less hassle than eBay.
take it to the MacMarket on Fourth at MacDonald, they will sell it on consignment, or maybe trade for a regular one. much less hassle than eBay.
Actually, there may be a way for it to work.
I have heard that airport extreme will be able to work via the pcmca(spell?) slot on powerbooks. Now I know you can get pcmca readers for your g4, therefore you could plug your airport extreme into the pcmca reader and plug that into your pcmca adapter and it might work.
But this would be pointless since you would be spending more $$ than it would cost to purchase a new old airport card. But it would be fun to try
I have heard that airport extreme will be able to work via the pcmca(spell?) slot on powerbooks. Now I know you can get pcmca readers for your g4, therefore you could plug your airport extreme into the pcmca reader and plug that into your pcmca adapter and it might work.
But this would be pointless since you would be spending more $$ than it would cost to purchase a new old airport card. But it would be fun to try
THAT IS THE WORST MARKETING EVER...That just makes people that want Extreme on their old mac just not buy it. Do they really think that people will buy a WHOLE NEW system just so they can use Extreme...sigh...apple, apple, apple....
i would think since a g router is backwards comaptible they are very open to those ppl with older macs connection via .b i'm not sure its a direct strategy of apples but i would assume they figure most ppl are smart enough to buy the correct card at the time of purchase (i'm not saying you but in general they might ask the sales rep or person they buy from for the correct card). Also it seems like many of the older macs wouldn't have a port with suffiecent speed for this new tech neway (the laptops and old imacs)
its not marketing. its just hardware and im sure they woud have used the old form factor if all possibly. its smart apple used the new form factor, way more smaller an can reduce weight. when apple came out with firewire no one complained that they couldnt use it, they just went and bought a third party card that would allow firewire on their computer.
iJon
It sure can. The slot that Apple used for the regular Airport card apparently could not though. That is the reason for the new form factor.
Airport Card
I have a spare old style airport card and would be interested in a trade for it. I'm in the UK though and I'm not sure what you would like in addition to the card. If you are interested email me at british_webobjects@mac.com. I'd get it posted off Saturday. I have a friend in Victoria who could be the middleman if needed.
I have a spare old style airport card and would be interested in a trade for it. I'm in the UK though and I'm not sure what you would like in addition to the card. If you are interested email me at british_webobjects@mac.com. I'd get it posted off Saturday. I have a friend in Victoria who could be the middleman if needed.
if and when they make PCI cards for AE, it won't hold an 802.11g card, it will *be* an 802.11g card. there won't ever be any adapter to make the AE card work on other computers-- i think it's a proprietary interface anyway.
I don't know how 'retarded' your computer is, but *you're* the one that bought an incompatable card.
pnw
I don't know how 'retarded' your computer is, but *you're* the one that bought an incompatable card.
pnw