Older Airport Wireless Card.

I have an older (2000) G4 with the graphite colored cased that I would like to add to my wireless network. I know my machine takes the older styled original Airport card, not the Airport Extreme card. Where can I get one of the older cards to add to my machine? I'm told I need to be sure it's an 801.1b style but I don't know if it's a PCI card or what. Any help? I'm running a Netgear Wireless Router. I can access the internet with the G4 using the RJ45 connection but I want to get rid of the cords.

You can use either the original AirPort card, a PCI 802.11 card, or a component such as this one. Click here for places you can get the original AirPort card.
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