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iBook Wireless On The Cheap
Monday, September 29, 2008 / Hardware, Networking, Wireless
I have a iBook (circa 2002) and I would like to get it wireless capable. Is there anything I can do short of paying $1,000?
All iBooks, and most PowerBooks can go Wireless with a simple upgrade card. What you need is an Apple Airport card. There are two versions of airport card for the iBook – you’ll need a G4 iBook Airport Extreme card, or a regular G3 iBook FastMac Airport card.With iBooks, you just flip open the keyboard and plug in the card. Inside your iBook there is a built-in Airport antenna that attaches to the back of the Airport card. After the battery, Airport is the most user-accessible installation on the iBook.
