[Coco] CoCo Wireless RS-232 Pak

[jdaggett at gate.net]

Gene

A class 1 USB dongle is good for in excess of 100 meters. Other classes 
are less. There are cases where a class 1 bluetooth device has been used 
up to 600 feet.

james

On 24 Feb 2009 at 22:03, Gene Heskett wrote:

> On Tuesday 24 February 2009, Roger Taylor wrote:
> >Just a note to those who asked, the pak can be ordered now.  There's
> >no fancy ad or graphics but enough info is there to give you an idea
> >of what the pak does.  Besides pretending to be a Tandy Deluxe RS-232
> >Pak, it's also wireless.  :)  Any PC with a bluetooth connection can
> >see the CoCo and connect to it, and the rest is practically
> >transparent to the CoCo.  No extra software is needed.  Your
> >bluetooth equipped PC is ready to go.  Load your favorite RS-232 Pak
> >compatible software on your CoCo.
> >
> >It works on all CoCo systems.  Let me know if you have any other
> >questions and I'll be glad to answer.
> 
> 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?
> 
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