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Article #1231Re: IR-link keyboard -- it's been done!
From: Scott Wiesner
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 1988 18:22
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 1988 18:22
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Back in '83, I was at IBM Boca as a summer student. I got to play 'dumb user' for PC Jr's while they watched over me. The comments here about line of sight requirements for the keyboard's IR-link are true. When I first sat down at the PC Jr, the keyboard was right next to the machine, but slightly offset so the IR transmitter didn't line up with the receiver. I was only getting about 50% response to key presses. The people monitoring me finally told me to move the keyboard away from the machine a bit to give it a better chance of picking up the signal. I decided to relax and put the keyboard in my lap. Unfortunatly, this put the table edge between the transmitter and receiver, and nothing worked! I'll stick to cords. Scott
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