{"slug": "build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi", "title": "Build your own Dial-up ISP with a Raspberry Pi", "summary": "The article explains how to use a Raspberry Pi to create a personal dial-up internet service provider (ISP). It begins by noting the author's acquisition of a vintage Tangerine iBook G3 clamshell, which was historically significant as the first consumer laptop with built-in Wi-Fi antennas. The project aims to recreate the experience of connecting to the internet via a dial-up modem using modern, low-cost hardware.", "body_md": "Last year my aunt let me add her original Tangerine iBook G3 clamshell to my collection of old Macs1.\nIt came with an AirPort card—a $99 add-on Apple made that ushered in the Wi-Fi era. The iBook G3 was the first consumer laptop with built-in Wi-Fi antennas, and by far the cheapest way to get a computer onto an 802.11 wireless network.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi", "canonical_source": "https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi/", "published_at": "2026-04-03 14:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-22 21:39:51.201240+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["hardware"], "entities": ["Tangerine iBook G3", "Apple", "AirPort"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi.jsonld"}}