[Rhodes22-list] Another Computer Question

[Ronald Lipton]

I am pretty sure that airport is the Mac (original) implementation
of wi-fi.

Ron
On Sep 10, 2005, at 10:59 PM, Herb Parsons wrote:

> WiFi basically takes the signal you send across the wire, and converts 
> it to a radio signal.
>
> Air Port is basically like an old fashioned dial up modem, but using a 
> cellular phone system instead of an old-fashioned phone line.
>
> Herb Parsons
>
> S/V O'Jure
>   1976 O'Day 25
>   Lake Grapevine, N TX
>
> S/V Reve de Papa
>   1971 Coronado 35
>   Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
>
>>>> salm at mn.rr.com 9/10/2005 8:52:21 PM >>>
> I have a question too.  (Slim raising his hand.)
>
> I expect to be traveling more in the near future and I figger I 
> oughtta get
> me one of them there whachacall laptops.  First of all, I'm strictly a 
> Mac
> guy.  But I don't know anything about Wi Fi or whatever it's called.  
> Or Air
> Port.  Or is it easier to just plug in somewhere.
>
> Can somebody explain this to me using small words?  What are my
> options/limitations, costs, etc.?
>
> Slim
>
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