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ritch4 said:any geeky control freaks?
i am one
As compared to what?
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I assume you are talking about home automation?
In the early '90s, I got swept up by that fad and automated my whole room. It was based on an ISA 8 bit I/O card and a parallel interface, ran by an old 8086 computer. Worked well for a few years, but I ended up taking the whole system down.
Really, until every consumer device will interface with every other, I don't see the point. I think most consumers have very little interest turning on and off (and dimming) lights from anywhere in the house.
Now, when I can set my VCR over the Internet, then we're talking...
In the early '90s, I got swept up by that fad and automated my whole room. It was based on an ISA 8 bit I/O card and a parallel interface, ran by an old 8086 computer. Worked well for a few years, but I ended up taking the whole system down.
Really, until every consumer device will interface with every other, I don't see the point. I think most consumers have very little interest turning on and off (and dimming) lights from anywhere in the house.
Now, when I can set my VCR over the Internet, then we're talking...
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VCR?? Isn't that like a Tivo, but with removable media? :wink:
BTW...Bluetooth will probably be the way all your devices will be able to talk to one another shortly.
BTW...Bluetooth will probably be the way all your devices will be able to talk to one another shortly.
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