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Jul 9, 2012 3:01 PM in response to kanoeselby MichelPM,★HelpfulI think your eMac can take one of the Apple Airport Extreme Cards.
This gets installed above the CD/DVD drive.
Unfortunately this about all ypu can do because the USB wireless sticks are meant to be used with computers and Macs with USB 2.0 ports.
Early eMacs only used USB 1.1.
Here's what you need
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Jul 9, 2012 5:42 PM in response to MichelPMby Allan Jones,★HelpfulMichael,
The 700mhz eMac was the only one that used the original Airport card. The Extreme version won't work in the OP's eMac.
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Jul 9, 2012 5:49 PM in response to kanoeselby Allan Jones,Kanoesel,
If your eMac is a 700mHz, you need the original Airport card, not the Extreme. However, the fact that you say you are running Mac OS 10.5.5 concerned me that you may have a different model eMac. Without third-party hacks, you need an eMac of at least 1Ghz or faster to tun any version of OS 10.5. A little clarification might help us.
Original Airport cards are somewhat pricey. You can use a USB wireless adaptor but MUST get one with Mac drivers (most do not have Mac drivers).c This one will come with Mac drivers:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/MXP2802GU2/
If yours is really a 700 mHz eMac, you have only USB 1.0 ports so the adaptor can run no faster than about wireless "b" speed, but the Airport would be no faster. The USb "dongle" is probably the most cost-effective option.
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Jul 9, 2012 11:05 PM in response to Allan Jonesby MichelPM,Thanks for the correction!
I couldn't remember what Airport card I installed in my mother's eMac as I installed it long ago and haven't worked on the eMac for some time.
ThanX
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Jul 10, 2012 6:27 AM in response to MichelPMby Allan Jones,Glad to help, but you may be right in the long run. Notice that OP says it's a 700mHz but has 10.5.5 installed. There's a misfit there, so we'll have to see what he comes back with.
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Jul 10, 2012 9:24 AM in response to kanoeselby kanoesel,I will send you the exact information about my two emacs in some days. They will be deliverd tomorrow. Then i tell you, which OS is installed and the other details. Thanks a lot for your help!!!!!
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Jul 10, 2012 9:26 AM in response to Allan Jonesby kanoesel,So the USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter will work on my emac with USB 1.0???
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Jul 10, 2012 10:15 AM in response to kanoeselby MichelPM,As Allan said yes USB adapters will work with USB 1.1 inputs if you are getting a 70o MHz eMac, but your will be limited to Wireless "B" speeds.
FYI, If, in fact, the eMac you're getting is a 700 MHz eMac with 10.5 on it, it was installed using a known hack method.
OS X 10.5 on a eMac that slow will not run very well for you.
I have my mother's eMac 800 Mhz running with 10.5.8 and it runs Okay for her needs, but is slow in comparison the my own PowerMac G4 with a 1.25 Ghz CPU and 2 GBs of RAM.
Here's a USB Wireless adapter I like as it has a wired USB base for moving around to get optimal wireless reception
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP2802NU2C/
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Jul 10, 2012 10:32 AM in response to kanoeselby MichelPM,That is an Airport Wireless Express ( portable) base station that you plug into a wall outlet, plug your Ethernet cable from the modem you're using to get your ISP signal.
This sends out the WiFi signal from this small box.
It will, probably, work, but you still need some sort of USB adapter or Airport card to receive the signal.
If this is an early model eMac, you'll be relegated to Wireless "B" speeds only.
Since you either purchased this or were given this, I am curious. If purchased, Why an eMac? And why bother with an early model one at that?
This eMac is the slowest of the line.
What kind of budget were you on?
There are lots of used/newer Macs out there with a lot better specs.
If you're just getting into Macs, this will not be a very good first impression/experience for you.
The OS is not the best OS for this model eMac combined with the dog slow, nearly dial-up speeds of the wireless "B" specs.
We can give you more guidance about how to maximize some of the performance of this eMac, but, in this day and age, it's still going to be a turtle.
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Jul 10, 2012 4:28 PM in response to MichelPMby kanoesel,Hmmmmmm, i bought in on ebay...i m from germany and i pay 50 Euro for each Emac 700 Mhz..
I only want them for playing music and chat a little bit with skype. i dont want to run big software....only music and internet....
Does that work with this good old ladies???Here are the Specifications:
Emac # 1:
Produktidentifikator Marke Apple Produktlinie eMac Modell ID PowerMac4,4 Modell Nummer A1002 MPN M8655D/A Prozessor Prozessortyp PowerPC G4 Prozessorgeschwindigkeit 700 MHz Hauptplatine Video-Ausgangsschnittstelle AGP 2x Integrierte Eingangs-/Ausgangsschnittstellen 1 x RJ11-Telefonanschlussbuchse (Eingang), 1 x RJ45 LAN-Schnittstelle, 2 x FireWire (IEEE1394a), 3 x USB 1.1 Bus-Geschwindigkeit 100 MHz Bildschirm Bildschirmtyp Röhrenmonitor Bildschirmgröße 43,2 cm (17 Zoll) Festplattenlaufwerk Festplattenkapazität 40 GB Kapazität Interface Ultra ATA Speicher RAM-Technologie SDRAM Arbeitsspeicher 128 MB Unterstützte RAM-Taktraten 800 MHz Max. RAM-Unterstützung 1 GB Installierter Cache-Speicher 64 KB CD / DVD CD-/ DVD-Typ CD-ROM Lesegeschwindigkeit des optischen Laufwerks 32x (CD) Video On-Board-Grafikprozessor NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Maximale Monitorauflösung 1280 x 960 Installierter Videospeicher 32 MB Video-Ausgangsschnittstelle Mini-VGA Audio Audio-Eingang Anschlussbuchse für Stereo-Eingang, Eingebautes Mikrofon Audioausgangstyp Kopfhörer Modem Modemtyp Modem Netzwerk Datenverbindungsprotokoll AirPort Extreme Ready, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Netzwerktyp Integrierte 10/100 Netzwerkkarte Abmessungen Tiefe 43,4 cm Höhe 40,1 cm Breite 40,1 cm Produktgewicht 22,7 kg Sonstiges Formfaktor All-in-One Erscheinungsdatum April, 2002 Außenfarbe Weiß Emac #2:
Description Dies ist eine konfigurierte Version des Produkts Apple eMac 43,2 cm (17 Zoll) Desktop (August, 2002) Produktidentifikator Marke Apple Produktlinie eMac Modell ID PowerMac4,4 Modell Nummer A1002 MPN eBay_AppleeMac17August2002 Hauptplatine Video-Ausgangsschnittstelle AGP 2x Integrierte Eingangs-/Ausgangsschnittstellen 1 x RJ11-Telefonanschlussbuchse (Eingang), 1 x RJ45 LAN-Schnittstelle, 2 x FireWire (IEEE1394a), 3 x USB 1.1 Bus-Geschwindigkeit 100 MHz Bildschirm Bildschirmgröße 43,2 cm (17 Zoll) Festplattenlaufwerk Kapazität Interface DMA/ATA-66 (Ultra) Speicher RAM-Technologie SDRAM Max. RAM-Unterstützung 1 GB Video Maximale Monitorauflösung 1280 x 960 Video-Ausgangsschnittstelle Mini-VGA Audio Audio-Eingang Anschlussbuchse für Stereo-Eingang, Eingebautes Mikrofon Audioausgangstyp Kopfhörer Modem Modemtyp Modem Netzwerk Datenverbindungsprotokoll Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Netzwerktyp Integrierte 10/100 Netzwerkkarte Abmessungen Tiefe 43,4 cm Höhe 40,1 cm Breite 40,1 cm Produktgewicht 22,7 kg Sonstiges Formfaktor All-in-One Erscheinungsdatum August, 2002 Außenfarbe Weiß The Emac# 1 has an Airport EXTREME Ready....so, there it will work??? How can i tune up this old ladies for cheap???
Many thanks to all of you!!! Im new in the apple world.....H
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Jul 10, 2012 6:50 PM in response to kanoeselby MichelPM,Well, you can play music, it's will run on the internet. With today's internet, though, don't expect stellar performance.
If you are planning on using the video portion of Skype, there is no built-in video camera on the eMac.
You are going to need to find an external web cam that works with the eMac and USB 1.1 connection.
Or find one that works with FireWire 400 connection.
Both are very hard to find and I do not know where you'll need to look to find a compatible webcam in and around or outside Germany.
If there is an international website version of Amazon.com, you could start there.
Good Luck!
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Jul 12, 2012 10:21 AM in response to MichelPMby kanoesel,Ok, i will try to find a cam. Can i Use a normal USB Cam, or are there specific Mac Cams???
But my favourite question is: Can i build in a Airport EXTREME card into Emac #1 ???? Or should i buy the former normal Airport card????
Here is the Card on ebay: http://www.ebay.de/itm/130728234634?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m142 6.l2649#ht_500wt_954
and the Airport Extreme Card: http://www.ebay.de/itm/221065686440?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438 .l2649&autorefresh=true#ht_500wt_954
Can i use the Airport Extreme card in Emac #1
and the above first, normal Airport card in Emac #2
Thanks for the help in this friendly Mac world!!!
Hermann