# Build your own Dial-up ISP with a Raspberry Pi

> Source: <https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/build-your-own-dial-up-isp-with-a-raspberry-pi/>
> Published: 2026-04-03 14:00:00+00:00

Last year my aunt let me add her original Tangerine iBook G3 clamshell to my collection of old Macs1.
It 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.