Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-18 Thread NOKUBI Takatsugu
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> Things yet to findout/do.. >> - How the irDA port works. I would like to get it to talk to my >> Nokia phone. You need to install irda-common package, and check your IrDA chipset (use findchip command), then setup suitably. Infrared-

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-18 Thread CaT
On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 01:33:08PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > I would recommend the Gateway Solo 9300 series myself. The hardware is > of good quality, with only the soft-modem unsupported. I have a 5300. Erm. Softmodem? -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'We do more then just sing and danc

re: IR / Nokia

2000-11-18 Thread craig atkinson
I'm sorry, but only noticed this after the original e-mail. Don't know who. One thing I'd like to add, is that my Nokia (6188) from a Canadian provider has a fake irDA, meaning there is no hardware behind it. I heard once that all North American Nokias had fake IR devices.. but that might be a lit

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-18 Thread NOKUBI Takatsugu
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> Things yet to findout/do.. >> - How the irDA port works. I would like to get it to talk to my >> Nokia phone. You need to install irda-common package, and check your IrDA chipset (use findchip command), then setup suitably. Infrared

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-18 Thread CaT
On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 01:33:08PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > I would recommend the Gateway Solo 9300 series myself. The hardware is > of good quality, with only the soft-modem unsupported. I have a 5300. Erm. Softmodem? -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'We do more then just sing and dan

re: IR / Nokia

2000-11-18 Thread craig atkinson
I'm sorry, but only noticed this after the original e-mail. Don't know who. One thing I'd like to add, is that my Nokia (6188) from a Canadian provider has a fake irDA, meaning there is no hardware behind it. I heard once that all North American Nokias had fake IR devices.. but that might be a li