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802.11g Hardware Arrives

Posted by timothy on from the fewer-wires-better-mood dept.

DBordello writes "There's been quite a scramble as networking companies the world over rush to be the first to bring their 802.11g wireless gear to market. Linksys missed their early December launch date, and a company named Buffalo Technology has risen to steal their thunder. The company today issued a press release announcing their AirStation G54 broadband router access point and wireless CardBus adapter, the first 802.11g draft standard hardware to hit the market. More information can be found at the company's website." Update: 12/31 21:35 GMT by M : The story submitter apparently found this blurb on broadbandreports.com. Hey people, give credit where it's due. Update: 12/31 22:50 GMT by T : Karen Sohl of Linksys writes to say that despite the slip in dates, "Linksys is shipping our line of Wireless-G products. We have been shipping since last week. Honestly not large volume by any means-- but by the end of this week we'll have shipped over 10,000 units to distribution -- Ingram Micro and Tech Data." That's where even large retailers (think Amazon) buy their stock.

8 of 195 comments (clear)

  1. Great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    More wirless technology that's bound to fail in my crappy house with its big thick walls!

  2. I'm waiting by elliotj · · Score: 3, Funny

    for 802.11xp!

  3. 802.11g by checkitout · · Score: 5, Funny

    alpha, beta, and now gamma... when's the stable release finally going to be out?

    1. Re:802.11g by 3ryon · · Score: 5, Funny

      alpha, beta, and now gamma... when's the stable release finally going to be out?

      That would be 802.12. Odd number releases are never stable. Sheesh, how long have you been reading slashdot?

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  4. On top of things... by My_nickname_is_taken · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean my 4Mb token ring is obsolete?

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  5. And in other news.. by xchino · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..Wireless Access Points will now instead be referred to as G-spots.

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    1. Re:And in other news.. by sryx · · Score: 2, Funny

      ..Wireless Access Points will now instead be referred to as G-spots.
      Yet another example of how porn has pushed a technology further :P
      -Jason

  6. Re:Hrrmmmn, by jeffehobbs · · Score: 5, Funny


    Yeah, but what Dynamic Ornamental Appearance will the new 802.11g cards have? Maybe they will change color when your credit card number is being wirelessly intercepted.

    ~jeff