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- From: popec@freeside.com (PopeC)
- Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk
- Subject: Re: Caller Block, Complete House Control.
- Message-ID: <ReZgwB5w165w@freeside.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 20:00:02 CST
- References: <1992Dec26.195727.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
- Organization: Rivendell BBS / Hou, TX. / +1 713 941 2236
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- nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
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- > I wonder if you can set it up so that you can program your phone for numbers
- > you do not want to recieve from. After all if the phone tells you what number
- > is calling, why can't you set it up to filter out known obnoxious numbers..
- >
- > When will the day when all the applicance in your house are controlled by a
- > central brain and where you can plug your appliance in and have the computer
- > control it... So that you can control the numbers coming in, or the numbers
- > going out.. Maybe it is time for the people to be able to control thier own
- > data input and output.. And also be easier to set things up..
- > Maybe a data jack that will not only allow you to get power to your appliance
- > and also allow for computer control.. Something in the way of fiber optic or
- > something?? Maybe a light to power convertor (miezoelectric(sp))..
- >
- > Michael Adams alias Ghost Wheel/Morgoth NSMCA@acad3.alaska.edu
- >
- >
-
-
- I here that Microsoft is working on a single chip computer design. It is
- essentially a 286 on a chip with MSDOS and Windows on Rom. With hardware
- for controlling devices built in. Why? so they can have a gebneral
- purpose controller that can contol any device it is built into and that
- anyfool that can use Visual Basic can program to his or her souls
- content. You could call home, check the thermostat, set up your VCR to
- record something for when you get home, preheat the oven, and drop some
- Voice Mail on the main household computer, for your brat kid.
- Or.....? What would you do when every device you own hase a microsoft
- controller that can be controlled remotely by you or your computer?
-
- Pope Charles. SubGenius Pope Of Houston. My house hates me.
- The Household Computer told me so.....
-
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