From: Bill Day (billday_at_joink.com)
Date: Tue Nov 05 2002 - 08:49:11 EST
oh, well.. I just use a universal afo and carry the laptop and afo to each
room...
While I'm on 760series... what versions(if any) of linux/bsd/debian are
members of the list running...?
Bill Day
Linux 2.2.20-1tr i586
6:10am up 13 days, 21:44, 0 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ross" <ross_at_math.hawaii.edu>
To: "Bill Day" <billday_at_joink.com>; "Thinkpad List" <thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Hello all....
> > What I really want to do is use the built-in infrared ports to control
> > devices around the house, i.e., TV, VCR, DVD, Stereo and Satellite.
>
> You will need more hardware, either a 'better' IR emitter (which hangs on
the serial or printer port) or a device
> that will amplify the signal somehow. You can find some commercial
solutions at smarthome.com and x10.com,
> or put together something like
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1475/remotectrl.html or
> http://documents.epanorama.net/documents/ir/irremote.html
>
> I used to suggest a nice page of links when people asked about ir remote
control here, but I can no longer find it:-(
>
> - David R.
>
>
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