THX 1138 wrote:
> At 08:03 PM 8/14/00 John Mark Davis <backlot@swbell.net> quoth:
>
> >I d/l'd the IrDA info by Bill Moser on the Sloup page and hope to
> >soon attempt transmission between my Newton and my TAM. If it works,
that
> >would be very cool.
>
> My recollection is that the IrDA on a TAM is for the remote controller
> only, so you can't use it to send. IIRC, the IrDA can't be set up as a
> serial port, therefore it can't handle incoming from the newt either. I
> don't have one so this is based on my own shady memories. Anyone want to
> provide me with one to prove me wrong? No? Oh well. Odds are you can
> prove me wrong later anyway.
You recollect right. The infrared port on the TAM is a remote control
receiver (for the TV, radio and CD player), and is as such not an IrDA port.
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