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third party wireless network card mafacturer for mac g4

by MRTIGRE1 Feb 4, 2006 5:42AM PST

Hello
Maybe I am asking for the impossible. But I would like to know any third party manufacturer that makes wireless network cards and corresponding drivers/software/hardwork hookup(if needed) for a mac g4 desktop system. Optimally it would communicate with a linksys wrt54gs wireless router through a cable modem on a small internet network with two other "OS" systems, (win XP and win9. Mac manufacturer's seem to have an "airport" card or similar device and make it very unclear if there is any other hardware that can be used. this makes it very hard to know what I can use that will work in my situation. If anybody can help me out on this issue I would be greatly appreciated.

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What I do...

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 4, 2006 6:02AM PST

I get the Apple product. It will work fine with other wifi networks. Why jump ship?

Bob

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I don't think you can find one.. even external usb

by Melati Hitam Feb 4, 2006 4:46PM PST

wireless network adaptor (i.e. wusb54g), didn't have the drivers for apple..

once your apple have the apple card.. you can connect to other devices (wrt54gs, etc.)

I don't really know the reasons, why all those manufacturers didn't have the drivers for apple computers.

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The reason why...

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 4, 2006 10:34PM PST

The money. Drivers are expensive to make. With Apple still in the single digit market share that would plague the product with a 10X higher cost per unit for just the driver. Add more dollars for your tech support lines and many manufacturers will just pass.

It's simple to understand once you're told.

Bob

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