30 points | by ibobev 2 hours ago ago
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Raymond Chen is one of the great treasures of the web.
Of course I remember IR file sharing! And contact beaming from Palm devices.
> The sketch demonstrated infrared file sharing and other mobile scenarios. Remember infrared file sharing? Of course you don’t.
Oh hell yes I do. Dog slow but at least it worked decently well, something I can't say about Bluetooth.
I remember waiting for IR file sharing. It was SLOW.
I mostly remember infrared transfers in the context of beaming contacts between PalmPilots. It was pretty fast for that, and actually, much more reliable than modern AirDrop.
Raymond Chen is one of the great treasures of the web.
Of course I remember IR file sharing! And contact beaming from Palm devices.
> The sketch demonstrated infrared file sharing and other mobile scenarios. Remember infrared file sharing? Of course you don’t.
Oh hell yes I do. Dog slow but at least it worked decently well, something I can't say about Bluetooth.
I remember waiting for IR file sharing. It was SLOW.
I mostly remember infrared transfers in the context of beaming contacts between PalmPilots. It was pretty fast for that, and actually, much more reliable than modern AirDrop.