Re: inferred?

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: inferred?
From: Digitalboy <Digitalboy@usa.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:24:48 -0500
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My t.v. has up to a 60 deg aim from the remote and it can go thought my
chair!!

Thomas J. Hruska wrote:
>
> At 04:49 PM 10/5/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >At 03:30 AM 10/4/97 -0500, Digitalboy wrote:
> >>Plz e-mail me if you have any awser to this Me anf my friend have a chat
> >>prog for the ti-85 but I don't theink the teacher would like a big long
> >>cord going across the room plz if you know any way to make a inferred
> >>link help us!!
> >
> >A) Infrared
> >
> >B) It is too expensive to be reasonable, IMHO
>
> Another problem with an infrared link is that the emitter and the receiver
> have to be lined up almost precisely.  Take most T.V. remotes today.  They
> are based on an infrared emitter.  Most VCRs today are also taking the same
> route.  However, the VCR controls that use radio waves are the best because
> radio waves will travel through almost anything.  They also travel in
> multiple directions which means that you will hit the receiver on the VCR
> almost every time.
> Making a radio link for the TI-xx graphing calc series is a better solution
> than an infrared one.  However, nobody has made a workable radio link
> yet....  So, don't ask :)
>
>                  Thomas J. Hruska -- thruska@tir.com
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inferred?

From: Digitalboy <Digitalboy@usa.net>

Re: inferred?

From: "Thomas J. Hruska" <thruska@TIR.COM>