PCMCIA Bluetooth

#1 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 - 18:54 68kMLA

Did anyone ever get around to making a support package for PCMCIA bluetooth cards like the Zoom 4312 or Motorola BTPCM100? It would be totally awesome if I could do a data tether to my phone or have a wireless NCU connection.

#2 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 - 20:18 68kMLA

Well, WiFi is working on Newton - if your phone can create a WiFi hot spot, that'll share your connection.

#3 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 - 20:45 68kMLA

I already have the Orinoco support working but wi-fi hotspot on my phone kills the battery from a day and a half to four hours. The wireless card also makes my newton too bulky to fit in my pocket.

Bluetooth uses pretty much no power and the earlier revision cards seem to be very cheap these days. Even one megabit is plenty for a Newton.

#4 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 - 03:37 68kMLA

Have you looked at this page yet? http://systemfolder.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/newton-bluetooth-connection/

#5 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 - 19:53 68kMLA

Hmm, well it assumes you are using linux (but thankfully pairing is not rocket science) and of course both my Zoom and Motorola cards are not listed by him but he's got the general idea on what the idea would be.

#6 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 - 07:06 68kMLA

http://40hz.org/Pages/40Hz

That has the BT pkgs.

I don't remember what cards it supports. I have a Pico card I've used on occasion.

Right now I'm trying to get an eMate to work as the serial access terminal foe all My network devices.

#7 Sun, 3 Jun 2012 - 23:02 68kMLA

Blunt 2? I didn't see that last time.

Well it appears that while my card is behaving with the Newton, it's not behaving with Blunt at all and just hangs the newton. :/