# Airport ("Wi-Fi") card for WallStreet PowerBook MacOS 9?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-wi-fi-card-for-wallstreet-powerbook-macos-9/203829
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 25, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-wi-fi-card-for-wallstreet-powerbook-macos-9/203829 "2003-09-25T20:40:58Z")
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### Author:  [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-wi-fi-card-for-wallstreet-powerbook-macos-9/203829/1 "2003-09-25T20:40:58Z")
I’m looking to pick up a CardBus card for my WallStreet PowerBook. Ideally, it would be compatible with / come with (as need be) driver for MacOS 9.0.4 through the latest iterations of OS X. I assume the X-compatibility is less of a problem than the backwards-compatibility with 9, as X is pretty good about recognizing new networking hardware without me having to add drivers.
Aside from OS compatibility, reception is of course a priority, and I would of course prefer 802.11g to mere 802.11b, i.e., would really like Airport Extreme performance on this thing.
Anyone with experience, tips, etc, please let me know.
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### Author:  [@Jiggman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jiggman)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-wi-fi-card-for-wallstreet-powerbook-macos-9/203829/2 "2003-09-26T02:21:28Z")
[www.techworks.com](http://www.techworks.com)
I think they have a pcmcia card you can use.
Last time I checked they had a card with OS 9 and X drivers.
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### Author:  [@Jiggman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jiggman)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-wi-fi-card-for-wallstreet-powerbook-macos-9/203829/3 "2003-09-26T02:23:27Z")
Well… looks like they are only selling ram now… sorry. I’ll try and find something!
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### Author:  [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-wi-fi-card-for-wallstreet-powerbook-macos-9/203829/4 "2003-09-26T04:25:24Z")
My high school had some Wallstreet PowerBooks with PCMCIA wireless networking cards… I think they were Asanté. I’m sorry I can’t really help you any more than that. Whether they make any 802.11g PCMCIA cards for older PowerBooks I don’t know - AirPort Extreme isn’t even supported on older PowerBooks and iBooks, so I wouldn’t hold out too much hope. ☹