Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 09:00:40 -0500 From: Jason Kasper <j_dot_kasper@www.usa.net> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Irda support Message-ID: <20000803090040.A505@judea.rss.riteaid.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.000803131159.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>; from doconnor@gsoft.com.au on Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 01:11:59PM %2B0930 References: <NCBBKPEFMKOJPIMNAGPAAEKKEJAA.hank@yerpso.net> <XFMail.000803131159.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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Absolutely hotsync'ing via IR is neat. I carry my Palm (like the card-carrying geek-member that I am) everywhere I go. But I'll be darned if I want to have to carry my hotsync cradle everywhere that I take my laptop. Bottom line, it is much more convenient to grab something off the net and install it via IR in 5 seconds than have to wait until I get home and then remember to do it before I leave the house.... Anyhoo, I've not gotten what I'm assuming is at least 2 previous messages in this thread, but it looks like IR is not on anybody's priority list for the FBSD kernel? * Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> [000803 13:46]: > > On 03-Aug-00 Henry F. Marquardt wrote: > > I agree, this is a 'lost' technology, a solution in search of a problem. > > Even the palm crowd doesn't use it much that I've seen - I remember some of > > the early marketing hype there with people swapping IR business cards - I > > don't think I've ever seen anyone do that and I don't think I could figure > > out how in any reasonable amount of time with mine - it'd be quicker to > > scribble on a napkin. > > Or give them a real business card.. > > Still, hotsync'ing via IR is neat :) > > Also, IR to a mobile is nice for making data calls.. > > --- > Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer > for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au > "The nice thing about standards is that there > are so many of them to choose from." > -- Andrew Tanenbaum > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jason Kasper (vanRijn) Systems Engineer bash$ :(){ :|:&};: VORFA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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