On 3/1/2000 6:12 PM, Ed Kummel [mailto:tech_ed@yahoo.com] wrote:
>You know, I've done this using a CE device and an
>Ericsson phone...So, it does work...BUT! I did have
>problems with certain CE devices that did not adhere
>to the IRDA standards 100%! (Philips Nino had
>problems) So, I know that the Newton doesn't even come
>close to IRDA compatibility, so I would venture a
>guess to say that this would not be very possible...
>Ed
>Web/cellphone guru
Wrong, oh cellphone guru. ;-) Perhaps you haven't heard of BackTalk,
which improves upon the basic IrDA support in the Newton 2.1 units?
They've already added support for beaming between Newtons and Palms
(something most people thought wouldn't happen), and to HP Capshare hand
scanners, and are reportedly working on talking to other devices such as
phones.
- Bill
_____________________________________________________________________
\\ /, "Ink Different" at Info-Newt, the site for Newton PDAs
`( Info-Newt Newton news & info web site: http://www.info-newt.com/
\ Newton FTP Software archive: ftp://ftp.info-newt.com/
= Newton Community FAQ: http://www.info-newt.com/faq/
******************************************
This month's NewtonTalk brought to you by:
EVOTE.COM, the ultimate Political Junkie site on the 'Net.
The Clinton Administration, the George Bush
2000 Campaign, and almost every other major
U.S. politician has said something nasty
about us at some time. Find out why at:
http://www.evote.com
******************************************
Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe info?
Visit http://www.planetnewton.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed May 03 2000 - 09:41:05 EDT