Re: Wireless LANs - WARNING, LONG :)

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

This isn't the site I was talking about but here are some pics of an iPAQ
with the PC card sleeve (including some scary shots of its inards!)
http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/iPAQ/PCSleeve/PCSleeve.htm

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Wireless LANs - WARNING, LONG :)


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> > I think IR is a non-starter.
> >
> > BlueTooth devices are available now or soon for iPAQ too.  I
believe
these
> > are slower and have even smaller range than wireless LAN cards
though.
> >
> > Suppose it depends if you want to us it in one area or walking
round the
> > house.
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> Yes, I think IR has too many restrictions to make it a suitable
solution
> ( Which is a pity
>
> Doing some more surfing last night, I came acrosss a picture of
someone
> holding an ipaq in their hand, now either this person had double size
hands,
> or the ipaq is half the size I had pictured in my head :)
>
> Mark, are you planning on getting a pcmcia sleeve by any chance, I get
the
> impression that even with the sleeve and pcmcia card that the extra
size
and
> weight may not be as big a drawback as I had assumed.
>
> Hmmm, pity stock levels are so low on the ipaqs and the pcmcia sleeve,
I
> reckon I need a touchy feeley session with the whole ensemble to
decided
if
> it is worth the money, although I am beginning to think it is :)
>
> Comapaq had a research unit similar to the ipaq, called the itsy, and
> another called the skiff personal server. The ipaq looks like it is a
> combination of these two reserach projects. Only problem for me is the
itsy
> used a daughtercard for expansGN=3 and the skiff had a built in
pcmcia/CF
> slot. Guess which design philosophy went to market :(
>
> http://research.compaq.com/wrl/projects/itsy/
> http://crl.research.compaq.com/projects/personalserver/
>
> Anyway, I think I will put the idea on the back burner til I can get
the
> three components together to see if it is compact enough for the job
:/
>
> DesG
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