How Do I Make My EMac Wireless Ready?

I need to get an Airport or Airport Extreme card, correct? Which one will fit into my computer? I've got a large desktop emac that is about 3 years old. It's a PowerPC G4 (3.3), 1GHz processor, ATI graphics, 640 SDRAM.... I'm not sure if any of this info is helpful so let me know if you need more to help me out!
Thanks.
emac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi lovelycrimsonred, Welcome to the boards!
According to the document at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107440 , your computer needs an Airport Extreme card. These are available from Apple.com/store, or cheaply secondhand through ebay.com.
Installation details may be found in your computer's manual, which is also available online at http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/eMac_OriginalUserGuide.pdf (page 40+)
Enjoy!

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