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- From: dane@nermal.SantaRosa.Edu (Dane Jasper)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
- Subject: Re: Radio for HP48sx
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.205444.3575@nic.csu.net>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 04:54:44 GMT
- References: <TAL.2@sarpih.no> <{m#@byu.edu> <1992Dec14.192605.19394@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
- Organization: Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
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- In article <1992Dec14.192605.19394@doug.cae.wisc.edu> kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad) writes:
-
- >I know this isn't what you wanted, but, if you stretch the definition of
- >"radio" a little, you already have one built in -- the IR port! This built
- >in radio just happens to be transmitting up in the GHz range and has
- >a line of sight transmission pattern. :-)
- >
- >It'll happily zap programs, etc. to someone all of... 6 inches?... away.
- >The IR LED has plenty of zing in it, but HP hobbled the receiver so that
- >people wouldn't be tempted to CHEAT ON EXAMS. Ahem.
- >
- >(This is actually an interesting move... it lets the 48 still act like a
- >remote control, vs. hobbling the IR LED which would save a lot of power,
- >but diminish the 48's hacker value. Hmm.)
- >
- > ---Joel Kolstad
-
- Does anyone know of a way to get more range? Perhaps some sort of a real
- radio add-in card would do the trick - I've seen some awfull small FM
- transmitters that have a decent range. I would at LEAST like to get into
- the next room or so away, and perhaps have the whole package fit in the card
- slot with the case shut.
-
- Dane Jasper
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