NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #1/NN_1993_1.iso/spool/comp/sys/hp48/6861

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From: [e-mail] (Sean M Burke)
Subject: Increasing IR reception distance
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Summary: Can it be done.
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 03:05:58 GMT
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I was just playing around with the improved Tricorder programs, I was thinking
"boy these are neat, but it's a shame they only work a couple of inches away
from the calc"

So, here's the question.  I know hp intentionally made the IR reception poor
on the 48 to appease professors and whatnot.  What I'd like to know, is
what part of the system decreases the performance.  Is it the receiver itself,
or is there a resistor in series with it?  Is there any way to improve the IR
reception on the 48?


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