I think Juliusz is referring to old stuff pre-B, like the Digital RoamAbout. Certainly that is long gone, and I think pretty much all b hardware is gone, though having a "screw your performance to make something antique run" option someplace might become necessary for someone.
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@pps.jussieu.fr> wrote:
> And the irony is that the lower speed is specifically chosen forIt was my understanding that it was done for compatibility with older
> multicast in order to make sure all clients in range can hear them
> reliably.
devices, since 2 Mbit/s is the fastest rate supported by pre-B
spread-spectrum hardware.
And thus, everybody loses. I doubt there is much 802.11b gear still active in the field.