Laptop Question about infrared module

[letterman@invalid.com]

I have a Compaq Prosignia 165 laptop. It was designed for Windows 98,
so I assume it was built in 98 to 00. I finally found an online
manual for it. It has a thing on the rear that is called an infrared
module. It fails to explain what it's for. Can someone please tell
me the purpose to this thing.

Thanks

 

[Jeff Richards]

The infrared module allows the machine to communicate with infrared devices
such as some models of PDA or mobile phones. It provides short range unwired
interconnection. The module probably appears to the operating system as a
serial communications port - check the COM ports in device manager as it is
possible that one of them is actually the infrared module..
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
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>I have a Compaq Prosignia 165 laptop. It was designed for Windows 98,
> so I assume it was built in 98 to 00. I finally found an online
> manual for it. It has a thing on the rear that is called an infrared
> module. It fails to explain what it's for. Can someone please tell
> me the purpose to this thing.
>
> Thanks
>