[Ti] Re: [PB] Apple Remote + Front Row

[Tarik Bilgin]

Jim Freeman wrote:

> My old Pismo had infrared. I never found a use for it.


My Rev A Tibook had irDA, and in the days before bluetooth I used it to 
set up GPRS internet connections with my mobile phone. Was problematic 
at the best of times, because you had to precisely line up the 
transmitters (often tricky on the road) to get it to work. The moment BT 
was supported in phones I bought myself a BT phone and USB  dongle to 
supercede this irDA connection.

I also had a computer called the Mac IIvi many years ago (around 1993 i 
think?) , which came with a TV tuner card built in , an irDA receiver on 
the front, and a slim remote control usable for switching channels and 
adjusting volume. Worked like a charm and in 1993 it turned heads even 
though it was a rather low end, consumer Mac.

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Tarik