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RE: IR-Tower and PowerBook-G3 ?
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Tue, 10 Aug 1999 20:11:41 GMT
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> Has anyone else had problems using the IR-Tower with a PowerBook-G3
> (WallStreet '98)?
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> I tried for two days and only got 'Problem talking to IR device' messages.
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> 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 ?
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 depending on the power supply being used, and this
can confuse some peripherals...
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| (...) Yes. The PB-G3 is plugged into a wall-wart almost all the time. I thought of that also. Very strange. I'm resurecting an old SE/30 in the hopes that I can squeeze MPW into an 8MB machine. I think the serial ports on that machine ought to be (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | IR-Tower and PowerBook-G3 ?
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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