Are you sure they actually SHIP with external antennae? I should go back and look, but all I remember seeing were ports for the antennae. It would be nice of them to bundle them in, since they used to be built into the enclosure...
If you use the "Learn more" link at the Apple Store for the Airport Extreme Card on the PowerMac G5 page, it says
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The new Power Mac G5 ships with an external antenna part that is affixed to the exterior of the Power Mac G5 (the antenna connects to the internal AirPort Extreme Card port, once installed; just insert the antenna into it's external connector).
If you do the same for the Bluetooth Module, it says
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Customers who select Bluetooth Module for Power Mac G5 also receive a Bluetooth antenna that is attached to the external case of your Power Mac G5.
Wow, that looks odd. Better not have the back of your PowerMac in a high-traffic area. I wouldn't like the leg of my pants to snag onto this odd hook. I also wonder whether there is a radio "shadow" directly in front of the PowerMac.
I think Apple should integrate AirPort and Bluetooth antennas in the keyboard instead. I bet they'd get great reception that way.
That's a great idea, Escher. But an antenna that clips on top of the display (a la iSight) would be nice because elevated antennae usually recieve superior reception.
I was at a Powermac G5 presentation on Wednesday and the Apple representative also showed the antennas for Airport and bluetooth. They are smaller than they look on the pictures and I don't think that it is possible to hit a antenna without hitting the whole case (I would kill that person immideatly). He also mentioned that you can use Dr. Botts antenna if you want to have a greater range, because the port for the antenna is the same as the Airport Extreme basestation has.
The antennae are only shipped with the Powermac G5 if you order Airport extreme or bluetooth.
It is possible to by the airport extreme card in the powermac G5 later, then the antennae comes with the card. But it is not possible to by a blutooth card, if you don't get bluetooth build in when you by the powermac and later want bluetooth then you need a USB solution.
But it is not possible to by a blutooth card, if you don't get bluetooth build in when you by the powermac and later want bluetooth then you need a USB solution.
Wow! It's soooo cool that they put external antenna ports on the G5! I didn't know that. I've been wishing they had done that with the new powerbooks ever since I got the 12". It would come in really handy to be able to plug in an external antenna to my 12" PB. I've been thinking about modifying my PB to do this. Does anyone know of a website that shows the best way to do this? Is it possible to use the internal antennas and external antennas at the same time? Or would the internal ones have to be abandoned altogether? I built a wireless ISP a couple years ago, and we used splitters at our broadcast towers, so I don't see why I couldn't use a splitter in the powerbook to keep the internal antennas hot while also splitting off to a jumper that goes to a port on the outside of the aluminum case.??
How would it be handy to plug external antennae in to the PB12 when it has them built into the lid, where they're supposed to be on a notebook, and they give great range?
Hi Matsu: for one thing the PB12" does not have great range. It's far weaker than the iBooks. And secondly, when I go war-driving I can't allways get right up to within 40 feet of the access points, and if I could plug in a yagi or some kind of directional antenna I could more easily pinpoint where an access point is.
Dr. Bott sells two AirPort extension antennae (antennas? antennation? antennai?)
Well, it's complicated, you see. For signal antenna, it's antennas. For insect antenna, it's antennae.
The latin root for the insect bits is antennae and has been in use, well, pretty much continuously since the Romans. The term antenna for aerials, etc. is derived from latin antennaria which is the mast of a Roman sailing ship and got antennas as a plural. Pick one or the other.
I prefer antennae for both, personally. We really don't need extra words floating around unnecessarily.
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therefore apple is shipping the G5s with external antennas
either way i dont see them costing extra
See the three pictures on the left hand side of the page? The middle one shows the AirPort antenna that comes standard with the G5...
Originally posted by MacRonin
Look at page 19 of the Apple G5 Technology Overview PDF...
See the three pictures on the left hand side of the page? The middle one shows the AirPort antenna that comes standard with the G5...
Can you link me?
The new Power Mac G5 ships with an external antenna part that is affixed to the exterior of the Power Mac G5 (the antenna connects to the internal AirPort Extreme Card port, once installed; just insert the antenna into it's external connector).
If you do the same for the Bluetooth Module, it says
Customers who select Bluetooth Module for Power Mac G5 also receive a Bluetooth antenna that is attached to the external case of your Power Mac G5.
I was planning on holding off on getting a 970 machine until the 2nd rev. Not sure I will make it now
Curious if the reception of this external solution isn't actually better than the internal antennae of the El Capitan?
Originally posted by Cake
Link to the PDF and the pic:
Wow, that looks odd. Better not have the back of your PowerMac in a high-traffic area. I wouldn't like the leg of my pants to snag onto this odd hook. I also wonder whether there is a radio "shadow" directly in front of the PowerMac.
I think Apple should integrate AirPort and Bluetooth antennas in the keyboard instead. I bet they'd get great reception that way.
Escher
I was at a Powermac G5 presentation on Wednesday and the Apple representative also showed the antennas for Airport and bluetooth. They are smaller than they look on the pictures and I don't think that it is possible to hit a antenna without hitting the whole case (I would kill that person immideatly). He also mentioned that you can use Dr. Botts antenna if you want to have a greater range, because the port for the antenna is the same as the Airport Extreme basestation has.
The antennae are only shipped with the Powermac G5 if you order Airport extreme or bluetooth.
It is possible to by the airport extreme card in the powermac G5 later, then the antennae comes with the card. But it is not possible to by a blutooth card, if you don't get bluetooth build in when you by the powermac and later want bluetooth then you need a USB solution.
Originally posted by bka77
But it is not possible to by a blutooth card, if you don't get bluetooth build in when you by the powermac and later want bluetooth then you need a USB solution.
That's good to know...
Originally posted by pscates
Dr. Bott sells two AirPort extension antennae (antennas? antennation? antennai?)
Well, it's complicated, you see. For signal antenna, it's antennas. For insect antenna, it's antennae.
The latin root for the insect bits is antennae and has been in use, well, pretty much continuously since the Romans. The term antenna for aerials, etc. is derived from latin antennaria which is the mast of a Roman sailing ship and got antennas as a plural. Pick one or the other.
I prefer antennae for both, personally. We really don't need extra words floating around unnecessarily.
Originally posted by shatteringglass
http://www.99mac.com/nyhetsbilder/bluetooth.jpg
The first PC with an erection.