Re: [NTLK] Somebody please respond to these Newton hardware / software topics!

From: Josef Chessor (josefcub_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 30 2004 - 14:34:03 PDT


     From what I understand of these things, it isn't the transmitter
that's weak, it's the receiver. There's little that can be done about
it, AFAIK. That's why things like our Newtons, the HP-LX palmtops,
and others can control TVs, but must be close by to communicate
bidirectionally.

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:32:04 +1200, Tony Kan <tony.kan_at_clear.net.nz> wrote:
> [snip]
> 1. Would the IrDA portion of a TV remote control device be compatible with
> a
> Newton, and if not, why couldn't they be interchanged?
> [snip]

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