Re: [NTLK] Pen Scanner for eMate-Newton?

From: good-dog_at_northshore.net
Date: Tue Oct 23 2001 - 00:02:59 EDT

"Paul G. Grothaus" wrote:

>
> On a hunch, I downloaded the Mac client for the C-pen, a similar but less
> capable pen scanner (according to several reviews I read, I have not used a
> C-pen myself). It work great for beaming notes and addresses to my IrDA
> equipped iMac.
>
> Anyway, the big surprise was this. I decided to try and beam a note from my
> Newton to the iMac using the C-pen software. IT WORKS. You have to have
> BackTalk installed and choose the Obex protocol. The note arrives on the
> desktop as a SimpleText file. It's perfect for a quick transfer. Much
> simpler than setting up EETransfer, QuickPress, Xport or any of the other
> Newton to desktop programs.

How does one get the imac to do the IrDA function? I was under the
impression it couldn't be done? Can you clue in the clueless so that we
might be able to beam stuff to our macs?

Thanks

Mark 

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