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Wi-Fi (AirPort) gaining wide acceptance

updated 05:30 pm EDT, Wed June 6, 2001

 
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The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) has announced that 138 Wi-Fi certifications have been awarded since March 2000, with over 70 products receiving certification this year. Among the growing list of Wi-Fi products are Apple's AirPort Base Station and AirPort Card, which pioneered wireless access as a standard on notebook computers.


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    Wireless?

    it'll never work, i tell ya!

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    we can dream, can't we?

    international roaming, that is

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    WiFi Compliant?

    I am glad to hear that they (apple) are compliant!

    Now if the could only get the Airport card to connect to my linksys under MacOSX..

    *sigh*

    bob..

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    802.11b

    Is "Wi-Fi" the stupidest name for a protocol standard ever, or did I miss one even stupider? Someone come up with anything else, quick...

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    Wi-Fi

    Atleast Wi-Fi is easier to say than 802.11b!

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    Tip of the tongue

    Easier if you don't mind people laughing at you. ;)

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