[Coco] CoCo Wireless RS-232 Pak

[Roger Taylor]

At 09:03 PM 2/24/2009, you wrote:


>What sort of a usb<->bluetooth adapter would I need on this linux box, given
>that the range is on the order of 20 feet, though the wooden floor of this
>house?


I'd have to Google up something about Linux w/bluetooth.  I'm sure 
the support is there.

I'm certain that the range is 100+ feet for the pak itself.  I have 
two bluetooth dongles and the newest one (IOGear) claims 66 feet, 
while the 99 cent one I got from a Hong Kong powerseller claims 300 
feet.  If you run Windows Vista, you'll need a Vista-ready bluetooth 
dongle or just a bluetooth-equipped laptop.  The signal should pass 
through walls and floors fairly well.

You should also be able to connect to the COM ports of PDAs, cell phones, etc.

-- 
Roger Taylor

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