IrDA may work in X, but I cannot get it to work using NewTen app with
any of it's infrared drivers. I believe the programmer of NewTen is
still working on it. Serial connection in X works fine running on a
Powerbook Wallstreet.
RB
On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at 10:03 AM, Jesse Garnier wrote:
>
> Chet Johns wrote not long ago (5/1/02 10:28 AM):
>
>> I think I'm correct in saying IrDA has not been implemented in OS X
>> yet. As
>> only the original iMac and the older powerbooks have IrDA, I doubt
>> it's high
>> on the list of Mac OS X additions and improvements.
>
> Sorry... IrDA does work in OS X, and works well. I'm running 10.1.4,
> but I
> believe IrDA arrived in 10.1.2, although I'm not certain. Also, all
> PowerBook G4s except the very latest 667 and 800 models sport an IrDA
> port.
>
> I've never used or attempted to use it with my 2100u though. I've seen
> it
> listed as a transport for Newtourage but I haven't tried it. And I don't
> think it works at all with NCU, does it?
>
> OS X also supposedly supports IrCOMM but I've never tried that either.
> The
> Newton doesn't support IrCOMM, does it? (IrCOMM lets you use cell
> phones as
> modems via IR.)
>
> --Jesse
>
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