[NTLK] Searching for Jerome Vernet's application IrDAPackageInstaller

[Don Zahniser]

By chance, I just ran across the archive for IrDAPackageInstaller v0.14 - The contents of the archive are:

Folder - IrDA Package Installer Sources
Folder - Plugin Source
Folder - Plugins
Application - Newton IrDA Installer 
Readme.txt

The Readme says that he ran it on a Wallstreet Powerbook under Mac OS 9.2.2 and it also has a Hotmail address for Jerome.

 

> On Mar 24, 2025, at 1:25 PM, Matthias Melcher <m.melcher at robowerk.de> wrote:
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> Hi Newtinos,
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> maybe someone has an idea. I am loking int understanding NewtonOS's Infrared port. I read the FAQ, but it seems that not much was done with Sharp IR and even less with IrDA. Was it promised by Apple but never completely implemented? Can it do the same that a serial connection can do? And what tools exist out there to actually use IR?
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> I saw Jerome Vernet's application IrDAPackageInstaller mentioned somewhere. Is Jerome still around? Would he be willing to publish the source code?
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> Happy to hear anything more about IR
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> - Matthias
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> PS: to explain, I found a Hama IrDA USB device for very little money on eBay, and I even found the tech manual for. I am curious if this is a way to circumvent the "Dongle of Unobtainium" with an 8$ junk device that was probably thrown away by the thousands in 2009.
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