on 8/22/03 2:31 PM, iriXx at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > and its very scary... > > i found some Furbies in the local charity shop today. > > apparently they have a 6502 processor, that was used in the Apple ][, as > well as the Vic20 and C64. > > you can communicate with these things via the IR port of a laptop... but > in windoze only as far as i've found. > > what would be sooo, sooooo cool would be to communicate with/hack a > Furby via a vintage mac. > > anyone ever tried?... > > > m~ Yes... the key is learning the protocol used by the furbie and write an interface program for the Mac that will match it... It isn't too hard to do and gives you the ability to customize the interface to float your boat...
a good place to look is to peek into the windows application and driver for their interface... this will give you a clear look into just what is going on... I do not have my furbie any longer and gave the computer with the program to someone a couple years ago befor I had the wisdom to appriciate the great toys or I would send you the application and interface I used... -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
