Re: [NTLK] IRDA compatibility with Newt and Dell Laptop

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Mon Oct 01 2001 - 14:35:42 EDT

On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 markmontoya_at_mindspring.com wrote:

> I tried the same thing on my IBM Thinkpad running WIN2k Professional.
> It doesn't reboot, it blue screens with the IRDA.sys driver.
>
> Are you running Service Pack 2?
>
> The IRDA (w2K) is not compatiable with the Newt's IRDA. Although W2K
> supports the Sharp IRDA, I don't think it is the same. The Newt team
> never fully implemented IRDA. Correct? How about it list?
>

cf. the Newton IR FAQ:
http://archive.dstc.edu.au/AU/staff/david-arnold/newton/ir-faq.html

There are no Windows applications that will make an IrDA connection
between the Newton and the PC. For Mac, there is Thomas Tempelmann's
Newton DIL Tester:

http://www.tempel.org/newton/

and EETransfer (somewhere out there). 

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