Re: [Thinkpad] thinkpad infrared

In <3F7BF207.1010407@free.fr>, on 10/02/03
   at 11:38 AM, Gilles Richard <gilles.richard2@free.fr> said:

>You can also print through infra-red.

>Canon and HP make portable IR equipped printers, some of them even have a
>battery.
>Also some big HP laser printers have an IR port on the front, though not
>many people are aware of it. Saved me once !

Lexmark also has printers with IR ports. -- This stuff has been around for
years.

>> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:47:17 -0400 (EDT)
>> From: Kev <co273@bfn.org>
>> To: Ronny Hippler <bmwz3@attglobal.net>
>> cc: Thinkpad List <thinkpad@stderr.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] thinkpad infrared
>>
>> Mostly PDA synch stuff, maybe programming your LEGO Mindstorm RCX
>> controller, and in Linux, PERHAPS to use your laptop as a huge remote
>> control for your household electronics. Well, you can always use it as a
>> lazy way to do very short distance, line of sight, peer-to-peer networking
>> on that 4MBps IR port.
>>
>> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Ronny Hippler wrote:
>>
>>
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>>>On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 20:06:33 +0300, dim wrote:
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>>>
>>>>what can be done with the thinkpads (i have a tp570) infrared
>>>>port. What do you use it for? Just curious if I could use it for
>>>>anything interesting,
>>>
>>>I use it to synchronize my palm PDA. other than that I keep it covered because
>>>it really messes with remote control of my tivos.
>>>

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