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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 20 May 2010 12:00 On Thu, 20 May 2010 16:39:02 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >On Thu, 20 May 2010 16:05:43 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh ><jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >>On Thu, 20 May 2010 15:41:37 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter >>Ceresole) wrote: >> >>>Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >>> >>>> I've got a number of spare USB Bluetooth thumbsticks gathering dust, >>>> if you're interested in doing this then I'll test'em out in my G4 and >>>> see if any of them work directly. >>> >>>How very kind. I guess if I wanted to put the BT keyboard to some use, I >>>should try. If you could post one to me? >> >>Freebies, like I say they're gathering dust. I've not had a chance to >>fire up the old PowerBook yet, but I shall. > >The two I could find are both identical Cambridge Silicon devices, >which I think are OSX supported directly. I couldn't test, since every >single Apple computer in the house has BT onboard, and all are rather >tricky to remove BT from... as far as I can see there's no way to >disable a builtin BT and allow the external one to take over. Plugged it into the iMac, and it took over from the internal bluetooth (losing connection to my mouse when it did it) and changes the name that Bluetooth Prefs shows will be what the computer shows up as. Looks like it works fine on an Intel, anyway. Half way there. On the Powerbook it's less clear - it's certainly recognised as bluetooth, and Prefs goes "no device" for a moment on plugin then comes back with the same name. Same on plugout. So it seems quite likely to work, but not guaranteed. Cheers - Jaimie -- "If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it for themselves." - Joseph Lane Kirkland
From: Peter Ceresole on 20 May 2010 12:41 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > If you'd like to give them a try, I can pop one to you anyway? Yes please? -- Peter
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 20 May 2010 17:44 On Thu, 20 May 2010 17:41:46 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> If you'd like to give them a try, I can pop one to you anyway? > >Yes please? Shall do so tomorrow. And yes, it is tiny - it's externally identical to one of these: http://www.hdeshop.com/Bluetooth-USB-2.0-Micro-Adapter-Dongle/M/B001EBE1LI.htm If it were internally identical, with the Broadcom 2045, it would definitely Just Work. Fingers crossed. Cheers - Jaimie -- "All power corrupts, but absolute power is kind of neat"
From: Peter Ceresole on 20 May 2010 18:30 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > Shall do so tomorrow. And yes, it is tiny - it's externally identical > to one of these: So it's true what they say about miniaturisation and packing densities... -- Peter
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 20 May 2010 18:37
On Thu, 20 May 2010 23:30:38 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> Shall do so tomorrow. And yes, it is tiny - it's externally identical >> to one of these: > >So it's true what they say about miniaturisation and packing >densities... Lexar do a rather neat 64gig USB thumb in an even smaller size. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/05/12/review_storage_lexar_echo_ze/ Cheers - Jaimie -- WWRD? RWRTFM. |