Re: [NTLK] Newton beaming to windows CE

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Wed Nov 14 2001 - 16:58:52 EST


On 14/11/01 16:46, "Amorya North" <amorya_at_gruuvi.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>> I don't know the PocketPC architecture, so, the first thing to check
>> would
>> be whether PocketPC specifies IrDA transfer. If so, then you would need
>> to
>> ask SmartDog (who wrote BackTalk) to add support for PocketPC platform.
>> If
>> the support isn't there, I would guess that PocketPC devices don't use
>> IrDA
>> for infrared connections, but I don't have any hard evidence for that
>> and my
>> affirmation should be taken for what it is, a guess...
>>
>
> They do use IRDA for at least some things... I can connect a Pocket PC
> to my Infared-equipped phone, and I can make my Powerbook talk to it.

Then, it probably means that a translator could be written for it. The best
guy to do it would most likely be Bob Ellison from SmartDog, who wrote
BackTalk...

Now, is he going to take up onto the effort? That's an interesting
question...

-Laurent.

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