[iBook] Speaking of Bluetooth

[Charles Pearce]

On Sep 21, 2004, at 4:24 PM, RP McKay wrote:

> On 21/9/04 9:41 pm, "Charles Pearce" <charlesp at ksu.edu> wrote (in 
> part):
>
>> What would happen if you had a roomful of bluetooth keyboards and
>> mice? How does the computer "know" which mouse and keyboard is meant
>> for it, and it alone? Or, can one control one's neighbor's computer
>> from your mouse and keyboard?
>
> Have a look at the following page to see how this works and why several
> devices can co-exist without conflict (most of the time!):
>
> <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth7.htm>

Thanks. I went to the site and I'm reasonably convinced that the 
devices won't interfere with each other. However, since this would be 
in a college multi-user lab environment, I'm wondering how long it 
would take some prankster to mix the mice and the keyboards up just to 
watch the chaos. I don't think we'll be springing for the "completely 
wireless" configuration anytime soon, as neat as it would look.

Charles Pearce (charlesp at ksu.edu)