ibook G4 post-july 2004 model

[Michael Moore]

> One of my complaints about Apple since I got my iBook in December of
> 2004. Maybe it's just me, but I get this vibe that Apple assumes all
> their customers are idiots, and therefore doesn't really need to
> publish tech specs, *ahem, Airport Extreme*.

<Apple Apologist Mode>
I don't know if Apple would even if it could, but they didn't make AE
themselves. The reason the original Airport works so well in Linux is
the card they chose had a supported chipset in it. The AE card's chip
is Broadcom's, and has Broadcom's intelectual property in it.
</Apple Apologist Mode>

I don't know that Apple would bother publishing specs even if they
could, but I'd put money on them not being able to due to them not
being theirs, but Broadcom's. Apple may not be very helpfull in this
case, but Broadcom is the real culprit.

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Michael Moore
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