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Started by pi_equals_3 Mar 3, 2004 at 11:20 PM 2 replies 200+ views

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Mar 3, 2004 at 11:20 PM

If anyone out there is familiar with the Bluetooth wireless technology, I have a question. If I buy the wireless desktop (keyboard/mouse combo), which includes a bluetooth wireless hub built into the mouse recharger, does my laptop need a bluetooth wireless card to use bluetooth through the hub, or is the card only used to communicate to another PC which acts as the central hub?

Conner McCloud

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Conner McCloud

Mar 3, 2004 at 11:24 PM

The site says it has everything you need to use the keyboard.

CM

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pi_equals_3

Mar 3, 2004 at 11:26 PM

Thanks.
I was more concerned that I would need the card to interact with other devices through the hub, like a printer for example, but the more I read, the more I think the card is used only to communicate to other computers.

Conner McCloud

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Conner McCloud

Mar 3, 2004 at 11:50 PM

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Original post by pi_equals_3
Thanks.
I was more concerned that I would need the card to interact with other devices through the hub, like a printer for example, but the more I read, the more I think the card is used only to communicate to other computers.

Ahh...I see.

I suspect, although I am not sure, that you could even communicate with other computers with that hub. The whole idea behind bluetooth is to be a communication standard, rather than just a way to interact with mice and stuff. So a hub that could only receive information would be pointless.

Interestingly, Bluetooth is not recognized by the spell checker that comes with Safari.

CM

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