Re: [NTLK] Long distance IR using Laser?

Sounds really cool since the communication distance would be improved, especially if there is comparable hardware for thePC and Mac (especially the PC since serial port comm is so problematic).

Itd be really nice if Bluetooth was "seamless" though.

-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Pate <pate.colin@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:50 PM
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Subject: [NTLK] Long distance IR using Laser?

So I was reading about communicating digital data over lasers, and I
realized that since the Newton already uses communication over light to
transmit data, would it be that hard to replace the IR LED with a visible
laser diode (visible so you could easily point it at another newton) and the
IR phototransistor/photoresistor with a visible light one? If I get enough
information on it (ie, what kind of light reciever the Newton uses) I might
try it. Any ideas/thoughts? It would be cool to send files from newton to
newton over a distance of a few hundred feet.

-- 
Colin
www.bananafredsoft.com
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