ad@cat.uucp (Axel Dunkel) (05/06/90)
Can anyone tell me what the maximum (in pratice, not as written in the doc's!) distance for 2 HP48 is in oder to tranfer data via infra-red? Thanx, Axel /---> Axel Dunkel (ad@cat.UUCP) /----> C.A.T. Kommunikations-System, West Germany ...nur einen Katzensprung entfernt...
gt3398b@prism.gatech.EDU (DELANO,ANDREW DOUGLAS) (05/07/90)
Me and my freind both have 48's. They will succesfully transfer information
up to about 3 inches. There are two reasons the range is so short:
1.) A short range saves batteries
2.) Less important, an educators group objected to a long range
in fear that students would use them to cheat on tests.
These are the only real reasons I know. Although I haven't tried it myself,
some people have suggested using one of those things you clip on to tv and
stereo remotes to increase the range. If long range is important to you,
this might help you out.
Have fun
Andy
--
DELANO,ANDREW DOUGLAS
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!gt3398b
Internet: gt3398b@prism.gatech.edu