Re: [NTLK] Useless(?) update function

From: James Elliott (james.elliott_at_newted.org)
Date: Fri Dec 27 2002 - 12:19:57 EST


Enfour made a serial device that did that.

-James

> Another interesting possibility for bootstrapping (though probably
>*much* harder and even more pointless in terms of cost saved) would be
>to reverse-engineer the Newton beaming protocol for packages (based on
>Sharp ASK?). Then hook it up as a USB device. (<really dreaming here,
>it's late> Hmm, anybody got a chip-fab handy - get the USB firmware on
>a single chip, there might just be room for a USB port in place of the
>IR diodes..!)
>
>Jim

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