[NTLK] Is there a way to beam from emate to Mac via IR?

Max Piantoni maxpiantoni at gmail.com
Thu Jun 13 05:55:12 EDT 2019


Thanks for the pointers everyone! This is all really helpful advice.

Cheers,
Max

> On 13 Jun 2019, at 6:49 pm, Forrest <newton_phoenix at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks as always, List Dad!
> 
> Mahalo,
> Forrest
> 
> Sent from my T-Mobile iPhone 6S Plus
> 
> On Jun 12, 2019, at 8:52 AM, Grant Hutchinson <newtontalkmessages at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> On Jun 12, 2019, at 3:46 AM, Jon Glass <jonglass at usa.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I used to beam notes from my Pismo, and packages to my Newt all the
>>>> time from Pismo. In fact, I installed a mirror behind the Pismo so I
>>>> could do the beaming without turning it around. I don't remember what
>>>> software I used, though... It may have been third-party. That was
>>>> looong ago
>>> 
>>> On Jun 12, 2019, at 9:08 AM, Forrest <newton_phoenix at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes; I now seem to recall a discussion here on NTLK some time ago—years—about that software.
>> 
>> Gathered from the Newton FAQ ...
>> 
>> It’s possible to use a terminal emulator and Steve Weyer’s Sloup to communicate via IrDA:
>> 
>> https://communicrossings.com/html/newton/sloup.htm
>> https://communicrossings.com/html/newton/sloup/connect.htm#IrDA
>> 
>> Additional information:
>> 
>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20110105021720/http://web.ukonline.co.uk:80/kieran.miller/newton/irda.html>
>> 
>> Thomas Tempelmann’s Newton Data Browser also works on PPC Macs.
>> 
>> http://www.tempel.org/newton/#DILplugin
>> 
>> Note that I have not tried these solutions, so your mileage may vary.
>> 
>> g.
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