e70 – AirPort

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May 12, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 70

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Episode description

Apple has officially discontinued its AirPort line of wireless products after nearly 20 years(!) We examine how our Wi-Fi has evolved from the original iBook until today.

Follow Up

AirPort

Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers – Bloomberg
final cancellation
802.11 standards
- Wi-Fi Alliance
AirPort intro at MacWorld NY 1999
- iBook G3
- Phil Schiller’s death drop
AirPort website at launch
Lucent WaveLAN

ad for original AirPort Base Station
AirPort Card
- PDF manual
- adapter for iMac G3
AirPort Extreme
AirPort Express
- AirTunes (later AirPlay)
- Wireless distribution system (WDS)
802.11n update announced via press release
Time Capsule
removal of “AirPort” references from Mac OS Lion
teardown of tower AirPort Base Station

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