jcravens

Q: lime iBook to listen to podcasts?

I still have my lime iBook. The OS is 9.2.2, and it has 320 MB built-in memory. Until a few years ago, I still used it to edit videos, or to open some old file or database and convert it to something usable on my more modern Mac. I do still use it now to listen to music (I have an old version of iTunes that works just fine on it for listening to MP3 files). 

 

What I would really like to use it for is to listen to podcasts and other broadcasts streaming from the net - like This American Life, or various shows from BBC radio. But I can no longer connect it to the Internet at all. And I'm not even sure I'll be able to listen to anything with such an old operating system.

 

Is it a hopeless cause to try to get this to see my wireless network at home?

 

And I should note that the last time I took this out in public, a small crowd gathered - people just LOVE how it looks, even now, almost 13 years after I bought it.

lime clamshell iBook, Mac OS 9.2.x

Posted on Apr 16, 2013 11:14 AM

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  • by bund,Helpful

    bund bund Apr 17, 2013 6:07 AM in response to jcravens
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    Apr 17, 2013 6:07 AM in response to jcravens

    You can use a platform independent Wireless Ethernet bridge (e.g. Linksys WET610N) to connect via iBook ethernet port  running OS9 to your wireless network at home.

    The outdated original Airport card supports only old standards which will make your network vulnerable.

     

    Several podcasts are available as mp3 files 

    Link BBC

    and you may use your old iTunes Version to play these files.

     

    If you want to upgrade you OS to OSX 10.3 or 10.4 you can use a podcast receiver program such as Juice