cris@serss0.fiu.edu (Cris Moore) (05/07/91)
In article <18929@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>, svaldez@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (**R-a-v-e* U Tackhead! ) writes: |>In article <1991May2.133730.2254@cho006.cho.ge.com>, sant_m@cho006.cho.ge.com writes: |>> |>> Does anybody know of a board or box that plugs into a PC that will enable |>> me to send and receive Infared ? I want my computer to control my |>> TV and stereo. I would also like to be able to have the computer |>> respond to commands from my remote also. |>> |>> Martin |>> mfs@edison.cho.ge.com |> |>Well I seem to remember an adaptor for the HP 28s calculator which |>accepts the infrared signals - I'm not sure that it can send |>infrared signals but you can hook up the receiver up to the serial |>port on your PC ... this isn't really much help but it may be a |>start. EduPlus is out of CostaMesa, CA and I think the adaptor ran |>for something like $80.00... |> |> |>-- |>-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-=*=-= =-*=-=*=- |>University of California, San Diego - ICC |>e-mail: gyro@ucsd.edu "DOS sucks - get a SPARCStation |> NeXTStation I have in front of me an ad for such a device. It's available from: Technobox Inc. 12-B The Ellipse, Suite 300 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-2231 Phone: (609)778-5512 The ad lists the device @ 99.95 + shipping. I haven't tried it myself but based on your request this sounds like it may do the job. It can also be hooked to a MAC.