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Subject: 
IR-Tower and PowerBook-G3 ?
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
Date: 
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 19:32:02 GMT
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Has anyone else had problems using the IR-Tower with a PowerBook-G3
(WallStreet '98)?

I tried for two days and only got 'Problem talking to IR device' messages.

Tried different cables, cont-checked both cables. Finally went and tried
it on the GFs Performa 6400 and *boom*, it worked on the first shot. Is
there something funky about the serial-port levels on the PB-G3 ? Is the
IR-Tower really picky about these levels ?

Ray Sanders
rsanders@gate.net



Message has 2 Replies:
  RE: IR-Tower and PowerBook-G3 ?
 
(...) This might sound stupid, but did you try it with the G3 attached to a wall wart? The reason I mention this is that my digital camera only downloads to my laptop if the laptop is plugged in to the wall. The laptop serial levels DO change (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
  Re: IR-Tower and PowerBook-G3 ?
 
(...) I use the IR tower with a Wallstreet regularly (NQC was developed on my PowerBook), and I haven't had any problems. Did you make sure that AppleTalk is either set for Ethernet or turned off completely? You also may want to disable other (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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