Re: [NTLK] newtontalk Digest V4 #123

From: Arty Bouchez (cbsisko_at_mac.com)
Date: Thu Feb 26 2004 - 20:13:50 PST


On Thursday, February 26, 2004, at 07:13 AM, newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
wrote:

> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:31:53 -0800
> Subject: [NTLK] Asymmetry in Beaming behavior to other PDAs
> From: John Osborne <tooz_at_oceanatlas.com>
>
> I was successful getting an address card from a Palm (something or
> other) today but wasn't able to beam TO the Palm in a replay of my
> problems beaming to a PockePC. Greg and others have suggested that I
> get something called PeaceMaker installed on the PoPC to make all of
> this work/
>
> IMO., peacemaker is not the answer to this connection problem. While
> Peacemaker make solve the technical problem with my buddy's PocketPC,
> I can't carry around a CD (or memory stick/card) to install this
> software on any and all PocketPCs I happen to meet. Beaming to a
> PocketPC should just work. If it doesn't just work from a Newton, it's
> just one more reason for the PDA crowd to dismiss the platform as "has
> been" technology. Unfortunately, the Newton community is going to have
> to adapt to the PocketPC/Palm world not the other way around.
>
> I'm a programmer but I don't program so close to the hardware as others
> on this list seem facile at doing. Because, a pocket PC (and a Palm)
> can beam to a Newton and the Newton is using irOBEX, the sending
> PocketPC must be able to use that file transfer protocol. Right? The
> failure to be able to send via the same mechanism strikes me as a bug
> in the Newton implementation of OBEX. Please don't take this as
> criticism of Echkart's incredible contribution to the platform--he is
> my list idol. I'm hoping Eckhart will respond to this message and lets
> us know whether he thinks the time out problem on sending can be fixed.
>
> oz
>

If my memory is correct you need a program called BackTalk?

I think that may be the trick.

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