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To: kaka who wrote (160496)	9/8/2000 3:14:08 PM
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Kaka: OT. Leigh IBM plans wireless computer 2 ThinkPad models expected this year 09/07/2000 Associated Press NEW YORK – International Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday that it will launch the first laptops with built-in antennas for wireless connections this year. The wireless capability replaces the Ethernet cables that connect computers to one another and the Internet in office and school computer networks. Add-in cards that use the same wireless technology, called 802.11b, have been available for some time, but IBM spokesman Rick McGee said it was the first time the technology was being built into a computer with an Intel microprocessor. The 802.11b technology is the most widely used in businesses and higher education. The two laptop models with built-in antennas are part of IBM's low-end ThinkPad i Series line. The cheapest of the models will cost $1,399. Mr. McGee said the first wireless computers are aimed at students and small businesses. He said that larger companies often have invested more in building out Ethernet networks. IBM will also sell the "access points" to facilitate communication among the antenna-equipped laptops. The connection has a range of about 300 feet. IBM expects to later introduce laptops with built-in antennas for the corporate market. Add-in cards that use 802.11b have an antenna that sticks out of the computer. In the ThinkPads, the antenna will be part of the screen. "You don't have the case where a student is going to knock the antenna and harm the card," Mr. McGee said. IBM, based in Armonk, N.Y., also said it will introduce PC cards using the Bluetooth wireless standard in October. Bluetooth is intended to link computers with other devices such as cell phones. ©1999 The Dallas Morning News dallasnews.com