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Old 06-01-2009, 07:16 AM   #1
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Default Stupid me... Airport & Bluetooth card for Mac Mini G4...what am I missing?

Hello there guys!

Well, the Mac Mini isn't exactly an Amiga computer, but it's somewhat related, and since Morphos was confirme to be released on this little thing, I've felt more and more inclined to thinkering with it.

Last great idea was to add bluetooth support to the Mini G4 (mine is a basic model withou BT or Wifi). I got an "Airport & Bluetooth card" from ePay, but when it arrived, I looked for install instructions and noticed I am apparently missing some parts... something called a "Mezzanine Card" (mezzanine sounds like drugs for me: do I need drugs to dissasemble the Min again? sure, but marihuanna will be enough...no need to exotic things!) and an antenna.

The part number of my stinky card is A1126, and I don't know if this model can provide bluetooth without the parts I am missing. I HATE hunting for parts..
No real need for Wifi...just bluetooth for keyboard & mouse.

Can anybody clear it for me? I've googled for a while and it's a real mess...
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Old 06-01-2009, 06:14 PM   #2
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Default Re: Stupid me... Airport & Bluetooth card for Mac Mini G4...what am I missing?

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Hello there guys!

Well, the Mac Mini isn't exactly an Amiga computer, but it's somewhat related, and since Morphos was confirme to be released on this little thing, I've felt more and more inclined to thinkering with it.

Last great idea was to add bluetooth support to the Mini G4 (mine is a basic model withou BT or Wifi). I got an "Airport & Bluetooth card" from ePay, but when it arrived, I looked for install instructions and noticed I am apparently missing some parts... something called a "Mezzanine Card" (mezzanine sounds like drugs for me: do I need drugs to dissasemble the Min again? sure, but marihuanna will be enough...no need to exotic things!) and an antenna.

The part number of my stinky card is A1126, and I don't know if this model can provide bluetooth without the parts I am missing. I HATE hunting for parts..
No real need for Wifi...just bluetooth for keyboard & mouse.

Can anybody clear it for me? I've googled for a while and it's a real mess...
There should be a connector on the main circuit board where the airport card goes.

Have a look here:

http://homepage.mac.com/maanerud/PhotoAlbum1.html

About that Mezzanine board: looks like you need that:

http://www.modmini.com/mod/howto/airportinstall

Anyway, if you only need keyboard and mouse (and no WLAN), you could go for a cheap BT USB dongle instead.
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Old 06-27-2009, 04:51 AM   #3
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Default Re: Stupid me... Airport & Bluetooth card for Mac Mini G4...what am I missing?

How do you work Bluetooth while on your cell phone? I just upgraded my cell phone. Came with Bluetooth. I am a little confused. How do you receive/send calls with it.
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Old 06-27-2009, 04:54 AM   #4
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How do you work Bluetooth while on your cell phone? I just upgraded my cell phone. Came with Bluetooth. I am a little confused. How do you receive/send calls with it.
I am a little confused, too.

How is this related to the thread topic?
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Old 06-27-2009, 05:44 AM   #5
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How do you work Bluetooth while on your cell phone? I just upgraded my cell phone. Came with Bluetooth. I am a little confused. How do you receive/send calls with it.
It's for short range radio comms, not calls. You can say send a picture to a friends phone using it. You can also use it as a way to connect to a PC / laptop. I can use Bluetooth on my laptop to connect to my phone an use it as a 3G modem.
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Spammer cherylin banned, signature links to phishing site. Stupid questions probably just to get someone to click on his signature. Spamming & phishing not tolerated on Amiga.org.
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Spammer cherylin banned, signature links to phishing site. Stupid questions probably just to get someone to click on his signature. Spamming & phishing not tolerated on Amiga.org.
Well... that WASN'T quick!

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Turns out the spammer was discovered last night since he started a new thread with the same stupid question. You would not have seen that since it was deleted so quickly.
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