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The most exciting new technology is going not into computers, but into the gadgets that are plugged into computers.
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All you need to set up a wireless home network is a compatible Macintosh (any of the new iBooks, iMac, PowerBook G4 or Power Mac G4) the AirPort Base Station and an AirPort card, which is already installed in most new Macs. Once it’s up and running, you can be wirelessly connected to the Internet and other computers on the network anywhere within roughly half the length of a football field. PCs can be made compatible with the AirPort, though a Macintosh is required to run the software and complete the initial setup. Apple says this is the first wireless system that works with AOL’s popular Internet service.
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