Toshiba Laptops, useful as TC Controller?

[Emerogork]

Toshiba Tecra 730x w/CD, WIN98 and has IR sensor on the back and a card for network cable. No USB or floppy drive
(Actually I have two of these babies)

Do I have any chance to get it be a controller for my TV, cable box, and VCR.
If so, any suggestions in how to decide which software to start with?
Em

[Emerogork]

hehe, a reply to my own message. I forgot to click on the "forward reply" to my e-mail address.
Is there any way to make this a default so I don' have to remember this next time?

[rmeden]

I don't know if it's still the case, but when I looked into this years ago, I was told the chips in the Laptop IR transceivers couldn't do the protocols used by remotes.

[Emerogork]

Interesting, considering the age of the lap top. Can you recommend software that I might test this?
The system is presently running '98

BTW, the "Notify me when a reply is posted" by e-mail turned to be a profile option (-:
A bit hidden, but taken care of just the same...