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Skyline PCI Card Adapter driver
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I was able to install and run Mac OS X on my old Power Mac 8600, thanks to this utility. The Power Mac is in a separate room away from the router, so up till now, I have used it with a Farallon/Proxim Skyline PC Card, which is connected through a PCI card adapter. It came with Mac OS 9 software, and has worked just fine. I have searched for Mac OS X drivers, and indeed have found a driver for the PC card but none to enable Mac OS X to recognize the PCI card, which means that I still cannot use the PC Card. Apparently, this ability is handled by "IOPCCardFamily.kext" in Mac OS X. However, I searched for (what seems to be) the latest version and the result was the same.
It's a shame that the (unsupported) upgrade broke this core functionality, however I found out no good modern browser options for classic Mac OS now, so I decided to try this out. I am considering going another route and purchasing a USB Wi-Fi adapter, but even there I have not had much luck finding one with Mac OS X drivers, and I wouldn't like to spend more than $50 to make this work. Before I explore that further, however, I'd like to see if there are any more options for enabling the existing wireless hardware on the Mac.
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Last edited by Gamoe; Jun 13, 2005 at 02:04 AM.
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If your ancient Mac has an Ethernet port, just use something like the LinkSys WET-11. Don't use any USB network junk.
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Originally Posted by msuper69
If your ancient Mac has an Ethernet port, just use something like the LinkSys WET-11. Don't use any USB network junk.
Ancient? Come on, it's not that old... Ancient might be my 6100... But, yeah, that looks like a pretty good option. It's just a bit over my budget, but probably worth it.
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Join Date: Dec 1999
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Slightly off-topic, but I haven't found an answer elsewhere...
I have a PM 7200/120 running OS 9.2.2
I returned this PCI wireless card, the reseller indicated it was incompatible with my Mac...
A TRENDnet TEW-423PI
I will continue my search for an inexpensive PCI wireless option.
Thanks,
joe
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Last edited by allensis; Sep 5, 2005 at 03:26 AM.
Reason: Product returned - incompatible)
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