Adriano wrote:
> Did you read about people experiencing bluetooth on their MessagePads
> and are curios to know more about and maybe to experience it yourself
> too?
>
> All right, this is a post made exacly for you! ^_^
>
> First you'll need the correct bluetooth pc card (technically called
> "pcmcia")
> plus the coolest software available: "BLUNT".
>
> - About hardware (the above mentioned bluetooth pcmcia):
> Newton compatible pcmcia cards are a bit hard to find in U.S.
> but in Germany there's a store which sells Newton compatible
> bluetooth adapters at cheap,
> and the seller talks english, ship overseas, and also has an eBay
> store called "guru2000".
> It's the biggest and cheapest reseller available anywhere actually i
> think.
> I bought from him and had a friendly but professional response.
>
> Only cons: no paypal.
> [Bank transfer is the most common in Germany.]
>
> Here are a couple of links to guru2000 eBay auctions:
> http://tinyurl.com/qsgoa
> http://tinyurl.com/nfqnh
>
> - About software:
> Start from the WikiWikiNewt: http://tinyurl.com/fzlhy
> or go directly to Blunt's website: http://40hz.org/Blunt/
>
> Consider that once you bought a Pico Pcmcia,
> installing Blunt, pairing with your desktop and installing packages
I was considering the air2net cards rather than the pico. i didn't see
much in the way of power draw on any cards but one on the wiki, nor
range data either. any ideas as to which card is the most stable?
I'm game to try bluetooth.
william
-- special knowledge can be a terrible disadvantage if it leads you too far along a path that you cannot explain anymore. mentat admonition -- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/Received on Sun Mar 12 18:53:58 2006
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