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From: dove@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Ray Rischpater)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Universal remote (was Re: 48SX Power)
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Date: 26 Oct 90 21:12:21 GMT
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In article <2727c748-3cb.3comp.sys.handhelds-1@hpcvbbs.UUCP> akcs.michaelv@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Michael VanLoon) writes:
>And the 48 should have a distinct advantage in the fact that it has an IR
>receiver.  This should make it capable of "learning" your remotes on the
>fly like a "universal remote" does.  Somebody who's good at this sort of
>stuff, GET TO WORK!  We're all waiting!
> 

I've been giving that a >lot< of thought lately.  Does anyone have any
discoveries on low-level access to the IR port?  I've not had time to exper-
iment, but if someone could give me a few pointers, I'm pretty sure I could
hack out a programmable remote.

Incidentally, my hallmate's universal remote prints text quite well on my 
HP IR rev A printer -- although with the same range problems that the
28s and 48sx have -- it's clear that HP designed the interface to be short
range.  (I'm not complaining -- just observing.  I love the idea of a 
wireless anything!)



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