 | | NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"? —David J. Perdue
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| | | I've noticed that the MindStorms User Guide in the NXT set and official Lego websites refer to using a Bluetooth "dongle" for your computer, but Bluetooth "adapter" is also commonly used elsewhere. In fact, I'm using the DBT-120 adapter, which is an (...) (18 years ago, 7-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | | | | Re: NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"? —Tony Naggs
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| | | | In article <J8Ds7J.73z@lugnet.com>, David J. Perdue <david@davidjperdue.com> writes (...) Essentially they are synonyms. Formal: TDK manufacture Bluetooth adapters. Informal: I have a Bluetooth dongle sticking out of the side of my laptop. "Dongle" (...) (18 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | | | | | Re: NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"? —David J. Perdue
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| | | | | (...) Well that explains the presence of "adapter/dongle" on the Internet. Thanks for passing along the information! - David (18 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | | | | | Re: NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"? —Matthew Sailors
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| | | | (...) In my experience (and usage), "dongle" is usually used as a derisive or semi-derisive term, much in the way "wall wart" is used to describe a power transformer with integrated plugs. Matt (18 years ago, 9-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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