Victor -
Thank you for a speedy reply ;)
Ok, I grasped that, but I don't know HOW to being to write it. So let me ask
you -- is it worth taking this kind of idea to Smart Dog (assuming they are
not already working on such a project) or it is best to let sleeping dogs
lie?
-- - Chris B.A supporter of... \\ /, `( Newton Technology \ =
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> From: Victor Rehorst <chuma@chuma.org> > Reply-To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:50:45 -0500 (CDT) > To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com > Subject: Re: NTLK Serial to IR Hack App - need help... > > On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Chris Browder wrote: > >> Hello one and all.... >> I have a grand idea for a cool Hack for the Newton... but do not know where >> or how to begin working on it and need some help. >> >> Here is the proposal: >> >> Write a small extension application that reroutes the Serial Port to the IR >> Port. This would only be effective for the 2000/2100 and eMate. It would >> basically be like the hack for the Palm that 3Com made allowing IR syncing >> of the Palm with an iMac by changing the Serial HotSync port to the IR port >> of the device. > > To do this kind of communication (serial communication) you need an IrCOMM > transport layer. The Newton doesn't support this natively, and the only > guys doing any kind of IR port work on the Newton, Smart Dog Software, > haven't done IrCOMM yet (only IrOBEX - a *totally* differnent thing). So, > either you would have to write an IrCOMM stack for the Newton, or write your > own protocol and implement it on your desktop machine and then write some > special software to use it or connect it to another standard transport (ie. > make it look like a serial device - this is now Nokia's Personal Data Suite > talks to Windows - it emulates the logic of a DTP-2 data card in software). > > Victor Rehorst - victor@eddie.cis.uoguelph.ca | chuma@chuma.org > Secretary, CASU & CPES College Governments, University of Guelph, Canada > Newton Resources: Ethernet, Mailing List Archive, Newton Cage File Archive, > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAQ, Documentation, Books, Projects and fun, too! > http://www.chuma.org/newton/ > > *************************************** > NewtonTalk brought to you by: > > EVOTE.COM -- the ESPN of politics on the Internet! All the players, all the > news, and the hottest analysis and features (plus 'toons!) anywhere.... visit > http://www.evote.com today! > > *************************************** > Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe info? > > Visit the NewtonTalk section at http://www.planetnewton.com >
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