I decided to turn on my old PPC G4 to see if I could use it for my writing. It does not have WiFi capabilities. Is there any way to add WiFi to this old thing? I'm running 10.2.8. If I can't, is there a way to wipe the hard drive clean and reboot without any software CDs? I'd really like to use this computer just for the nostalgia aspect.
Earlier Mac models
The easiest way would be to wire an external Wi-Fi range extender with wireless Ethernet bridge capabilities (an Edimax EW-7438RPn Mini operating in a client/adapter/bridge mode is just one example) with a short cable to the Ethernet port of the PowerPC G4. This would allow you to connect the Mac wirelessly to your Wi-Fi router.
However, a Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Mac can only be expected to work with the few plain http web sites (such as knubbelmac.de) on the Internet. Web browsers compatible with that old Mac OS X version cannot handle modern (secure, https) web pages.
How do I add WiFi to a PowerPc G4
