(Just a quick fix here before I start, it's Apple Airport and 3Com Airconnect)

Looking at the specs, I do see 802.11b, so it should work fine. The main reason the Apple Airport is talked about here is that it was the cheapest wireless abse station for 802.11b. It's the reason I persoanlly own one for my PC laptop. With free PC configurator programs, it works fine in a mixed enviornment. There are many other choices out there now as well, since people finally realised consumers wanted 802,11b but didn't want to pay $800 or more for the "corporate" base stations.

(Also, when did Intel buy Xircom? I missed that one)