Re: Thinkpad IR port

["Rev. Ben" <samman-ben@CS.YALE.EDU>]

On Wed, 13 Dec 1995, John H. Kim wrote:

> I presume you've tried the IR port under Netscape.  Does it act like
> a normal serial port, i.e. point two at each other and they act like
> they have a null modem cable in between?  Or do you have to use some
> special software which is only available under DOS/Windows/OS/2?

I'm not sure what you mean by 'under Netscape' but I've done it.  

The computers think they are connected by a null modem cable.  Its really 
eerie to think that all this data is flying back and forth under your 
nose in thin air.

I'm curious what I would see with a CCD that was sensitive to IR.

Ben.
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