U2irda Mini 4 Mbps Fir Usb Irda 20 ((full))

Before Bluetooth, PDAs like the Palm III, Palm Vx, Handspring Visor, HP Jornada, and Psion Series 5 used IrDA for beaming business cards and applications. This dongle is the holy grail for modern users to sync their vintage PDA running Palm OS 4/5 with a Windows 10 PC. Similarly, vintage laptops (ThinkPad 600 series) had built-in IrDA—this dongle allows a modern desktop to join the party.

Here lies the rub: Microsoft removed native IrDA stack support after Windows 7. Windows 8, 10, and 11 do not natively recognize IrDA dongles. However, the can still function with the right approach. U2IrDA Mini 4 MBPS FIR USB IrDA 20

Compatible with Linux and Mac OS 10.2x (PowerPC based). Common Uses Before Bluetooth, PDAs like the Palm III, Palm

sudo modprobe irtty-sir sudo irattach /dev/ttyUSB0 -s PDAs like the Palm III