Wally... I'd be interested in seeing your RC house system as a model... Jim
on 2/10/06 12:06 PM, Wally Rodriguez wrote: > I tell you something.. One thing RR has done for me and my company is > to make some of those really old machines useful again. > > I have developed a couple of applications for quick web page > generation, a slate generator (slates are the identifiers and > countdowns used in video commercials) and a pretty fancy remote > control system for my home theater (which I will post some > information here later as it has turned out to be quite a fun project). > > In all cases I have been able to revive a few OS9 machines that were > lying around the office to act as dedicated front ends for these > applications. > > The remote control application in particular, has allowed me to use a > few of the old PowerBook 2400c "Comet" laptops as fancy "whole-house" > automation front ends so that I can now control the whole system > including volume, sources, modes plus iTunes from anywhere in the > house. It's pretty cool to hit a "nighttime" button in the bedroom > and have all the lights and all the systems shutdown. > > So as much as it would be dificult for these machines to do some of > the fancier stuff out there, they sure have come back in this other > "life" thanks to RR. > > > On Feb 8, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Mathewson wrote: > >> This is not quite as OT as it may at first seem . . . >> >> If one wants to be really cynical one can chop people in >> the world up into various groupings: >> >> Class #1. Those who have computers which they regularly >> upgrade and/or exchange - equipped with reasonably >> up-to-date operating systems. >> >> Class #2. Those who have "steam-driven" computers: i.e. >> computers which, at a stretch, are capable of coping with >> some stacks/standalones generated by RR developers, but are >> old, slow and work with antiquated operating systems. This >> class probably don't possess either the wherewithall to buy >> a more modern computer nor feel a need to. >> >> Class #3. Those who work as cow-herds and don't have >> computers (OK, OK, I know there are hi-tech cowherds, but >> they are in a minority). > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- Helping people focus and use time effectively and satisfyingly as they go through their day. <http://www.OwnYourFuture-net.com> Own Your Future Consulting Services Limited, 23 Shoal Cove Road, Seabright, Nova Scotia, Canada. B3Z 3A9 Phone: 902-823-2339. Fax: 902-823-2139 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution