Steve Climpson wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a mobile phone that easily connects to a Mac Ibook > running OS9.2 so I can access email, etc. > What do I need to accomplish this? >
I've been down this road so I know the difficulty with this combination. The problem is that a) the iBook doesn't have an IR port and b) you want to use OS 9. I think that your only option here is one of the proprietary cable solutions - the Applestore used to stock the Palladio cable (I think that was what it was called) which was able to link a number of Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola phones to the USB port of an OS 9 Mac. If you are willing to use OS X (which is what I ended up doing) then your options are increased quite significantly. You can either go Bluetooth - you will need a small USB adaptor for about 30 quid and a compatible phone (a few Nokia models but almost all the SonyEricsson phones) - or you can get an IR-USB adaptor. With this you can use virtually any IR capable data phone (e.g. almost all recent Nokias including the 8310 you mention). Belkin make such a thing and I managed to find one in my local PC World for about 50 quid (though I think the Applestore now sell them a bit cheaper). It's boxed as a PC only product but it works perfectly with OS 10.2.6 (the drivers are already built into the OS). Ian Watts =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
