Wireless on G3 ibook

I have two questions re wireless connectivity: 1) Is there any way to use a wireless mouse/keyboard on my G3 900 ibook. I know bluetooth isn't built in, but are there any other options? 2) I also have a G5 imac. Can I use a regular airport card on my G3 ibook to communicate with the G5 via airport? Thanks. I'm a long-time mac user but have never used anything wirless.
ibook G3   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   640 MB RAM

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