Black box may have something. They had something similar where you could call 
in via phone and activate a switch to reboot a computer.

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> On Nov 11, 2022, at 13:40, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Or even cheaper, a dumpstered/e-waste PC
> 
>> On Fri, 11 Nov 2022, Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk wrote:
>> 
>> Or even cheaper, and Arduino uno
>> 
>> cheers,
>> 
>> Nigel
>> 
>> 
>> Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU
>> Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept!
>> Skype:  TILBURY2591
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2022-11-11 16:24, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
>>> not that it's easy but a raspberry pi could be set up to watch the serial
>>> line.
>>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 4:16 PM W2HX via cctalk<cctalk@classiccmp.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> I am looking for a device that sits transparently in an RS-232 serial line
>>>> and upon seeing a particular code go over the serial line ((or sequence of
>>>> codes) will actual a relay (or a transistor). Something with two DB25s or
>>>> DE9s and is configurable to what code will trigger the output? Some kind of
>>>> box?
>>>> Does anyone know of such a thing? I guess it could be cobbled up with a
>>>> microcontroller, but hoping to just get something "off the shelf."
>>>> Thank you
>>>> 73 Eugene W2HX
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