5 0 ▁Mac s ▁or ▁PC s ▁simultaneously . ▁One ▁feature ▁found ▁in ▁most ▁models ▁of ▁this ▁generation ▁was ▁an ▁internal ▁ 5 6 K ▁d ial - up ▁mode m , ▁allowing ▁homes ▁that ▁lack ed ▁a ▁broad band ▁connection ▁to ▁enjoy ▁wireless ▁connect ivity , ▁al beit ▁at ▁d ial - up ▁spe eds . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁generation ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁" f lying ▁sau cer " ▁form ▁factor . ▁Later ▁gener ations ▁would ▁adopt ▁the ▁short , ▁rounded - square ▁form ▁factor ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁seen ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ 1 st ▁generation ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁Air Port ▁Ext reme ▁began ▁sh ipping , ▁with ▁support ▁for ▁ 8 0 2 . 1 1 n ▁draft ▁specification , ▁and ▁built - in ▁wireless ▁print ▁and ▁storage ▁server . ▁▁ 2 nd ▁generation ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Apple ▁released ▁a ▁firm ware ▁update ▁for ▁both ▁models ▁of ▁the ▁Air Port ▁Ext reme ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁third - party ▁reports , ▁allowed ▁Air Port ▁Dis ks ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Time ▁Machine , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁functionality ▁provided ▁by ▁Air Port ▁Time ▁C aps ule . ▁▁ 3 rd ▁generation ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Apple ▁un ve iled ▁a ▁new ▁Air Port ▁Ext reme ▁with ▁simultane ous ▁dual - band ▁ 8 0 2 . 1 1 ▁D raft