On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 01:16 AM, Eugene Lee wrote: > : There has been speculation that 802.11g is too much bandwidth for a > : PCMCIA slot and isn't possible on a Pismo or earlier TiBook... the > : former is true, while the latter is not. If all these machines had > was > : PCMCIA it would be true, but technically G3/G4 PowerBooks have a > : CardBus slot. Cardbus is more than adequate for 802.11g. > > PCMCIA / PC Card is a 16-bit interface running at 8 MHz, which comes > out > to a theoretical maximum throughput of 128 Mb/s. 802.11b (AirPort) is > 11 Mb/s, and 802.11g (AirPort Extreme) is 54 Mb/s. Should be okay, > IMO.
"theoretical" is the keyword here. it also assumes that this card is the only card you're using. it's a moot point, though. PowerBooks (with a few exceptions) have 32-bit CARDBUS slots, not 16-bit PCMCIA slots. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
