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- From: nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu
- Subject: Re: Caller Block, Complete House Control.news
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.005046.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec26.195727.1@acad3.alaska.edu> <ReZgwB5w165w@freeside.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:50:46 GMT
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- In article <ReZgwB5w165w@freeside.com>, popec@freeside.com (PopeC) writes:
- > nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
- >
- >> 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.....
- >
- >
- > **********************************************************************
- > * Pope Charles - Subgenius pope Of Houston & The Golden Triangle Area*
- > * Laughing at everything in the Universe, including the *
- > * concept of laughing at everything in the Universe. *
- > * rivdell.sccsi.com Houston, Texas *
- > **********************************************************************
- As long as it is only yuo who is controlling the house, not that bad..
- But I would think that there would be a pasword system of some sort..
- The world is opening up, all that keeps it back is stupid conservative poople..
- (Not meaning you Pope Charles, just making sure that Im perfectily clear)
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