Re: [NTLK] newbie: install packages over ir?

From: Owen Collins (collinso_at_wlu.edu)
Date: Mon Nov 08 2004 - 07:02:42 PST


Rolando Abarca wrote:

> I just recovered my old MP110, and I want to use it now. I want to
> install a few packages I have, but I only have a PB G3 now (OS X &&
> Linux). Is there a way to install a package over IR? will I have to
> install OS 9?

Jon Glass wrote:

"the MP 110 cannot receive IR beams from a PowerBook.
That would require IrDA"

The earliest G3 powerbooks can switch between IRtalk and IRDA, and I
think the earlier Mp's use IRTalk(I could easily be wrong) But these
Powerbook were also before USB and have a serial port on them.

O.

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