The Neo/Nitro split

The Neo/Nitro split

Since syncing turned out to be less satisfactory than I thought, I started to add the missing TCP/IP transport to Nitro. Taking the OBEX layer out of Nitro was a logical consequence, with Neo as the result. The TinyTP/IrCOMM part of Nitro has been stable for quite a while now, warranting a 1.0 version number. Taking OBEX out of Nitro also make bug tracking easier.

Neo contains the previously released IrOBEX transport and a new TCPOBEX transport. The TCP transport is far from perfect (no status dialogs, no receiving), but it allows you to send vCard, iCalendar and other data to a desktop computer. Too bad that the available OBEX solutions for desktop computers are a bit unfinished… But OpenOBEX is good enough for that task.

Later, Neo might also contain an RFOBEX transport, if and when there is Bluetooth support on the Newton. We’ll see…

2003-06-22