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- From: jdschnitzer@mv.com (Jeff Schnitzer)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Subject: Re: x10 interface for Macintosh
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 11:09:31 EST
- Message-ID: <0105013D.lrubb3@schmac.mv.com>
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- In article <1992Dec22.170739.5122@novell.com> (misc.consumers.house), bradley@novell.com (Brad Soe) writes:
- >
- > 1) How do I get up to date software. Is there a way I can upgrade or buy
- > software for it?
- >
- They used to run their own forum on GEnie, but due to low volume it
- was merged into GEnie's HOSB (Home Office / Small Business) forum.
- Software is available for download from there. It is copyrighted.
- I don't know if it is available on other services or on one of the
- FTP archive sites. You might contact the X-10 folk directly. The
- contact info I have is:
- X-10 (USA) Inc.
- 185a LeGrand Ave.
- Northvale, NJ 07647
- 800-526-0027 [sorry non-USA readers, I don't have non-800 number]
-
- > 2) If I want to use the new DIN plug, do I just need a simple adapter cable
- > that goes from DB-9 to the new DIN?
- >
- Yes. That's all I use.
-
- > 3) I was originally planning on purchasing a Mac+ or SE cheap and buy the
- > module to run x10, but I have a PB 160 and would like to use that instead.
- > It is running system 7.1. Is this possible.
- >
- I can't confirm 7.1 compatibility but it should work.
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