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i was wondering if i could go wireless with my
wallstreet, it can't be that slow can it? i only want
to use it for email. and where can i get these parts
online? i live in a college town with no apple or
apple related stores for miles.
Tessa,
Most of the few responses to your inquiry that I've seen so far (I'm in
digest mode) are OK as far as they go, but it seems you need much more
complete info. It sounds like you're pretty much a newbie to wi-fi
with Apple PowerBooks, so I'll try to summarize my experience as
completely as possible.
First, OS 9.2.1 is a great match for the Wallstreet and will not be as
slow as you might fear. If you have a Rev 1 "Mainstreet" model with no
cache it will be a bit pokey but definitely still usable. Look at the
info plate on the bottom of your WS; if there's no system configuration
summary then you have the cacheless Mainstreet. My Rev 2 "PDQ" reads:
14.1TFT/233MHz-512K/32MB/2gb HD/4MB video/CD/Modem. For future
reference, if you have a Mainstreet don't even *THINK* about installing
OS X.
Second, the 32 MB of RAM you have now is *NOT* enough; find at least a
128 MB module to add ASAP (there are two RAM slots and one of yours is
empty). If you can afford $40-50 get a 256 MB SO-DIMM -- your
Wallstreet will love you for it.
Third, 802.11b is all the wi-fi you'll ever need; don't be suckered
into buying one of the newer 802.11g because you think newer must be
better. There are a lot of Orinoco 802.11b cards floating around, and
the best place to find cheap Orinoco wi-fi cards is ebay, plain and
simple. You'd have to hunt high and low at online retailers to find a
real deal; they're falling off the trees on ebay. Get a Silver or
Gold, and don't pay over $30 (total including shipping) for one; I paid
$24 shipped for a new-stock Gold about a year ago. (There are maybe a
dozen or more brands of 802.11b wi-fi cards that are actually Orinocos;
mine was an Enterasys RoamAbout, and even Dell sells a couple.) There
are no new software drivers for OS X, but you shouldn't need to worry
about that. Orinoco v7.2 is the latest OS 9 driver; you can Google for
a free download.
Fourth, join the LEM Swaplist ASAP! Lots of helpful Mac folks there,
buying and selling used Mac stuff.
Good luck, and happy Mac-ing!
Gene Osburn
Never swallow anything larger than your pride
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