Time Capsule compatibility w/ Powerbook

[tfromherz]

I have a 2003 Powerbook Pro, 1GHz, Mac OS X 10.5.5.
I'm planning to buy a time capsule and was wondering whether my Powerbook is compatible or what the restrictions are.
Cheers

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Time Capsule is a wireless router with a built-in hard drive, so any computer running a modern operating system should be compatible with it. The requirements for using it would be a computer with a wireless network adaptor, or an ethernet cable.

http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/specs.html

 

[tfromherz]

hi devil
thx for the reply. i believe the old powerbook is not using the latest and greatest wireless protocol. will the data transfer still be satisfactory?

cheers
tommy

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Your first backup over wireless will be painfully slow -- Apple recommends connecting the computer via ethernet cable for the initial backup, then subsequent backups (since they'll be much smaller than the first, complete backup) can be done over wireless.

You can do the first backup over wireless, but it may take 24 hours or more to complete, and the initial backup should not be interrupted.