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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!gre253
- From: gre253@mis.csiro.au (Steven Green (+61 6 276 6813))
- Subject: Re: Universal Remote
- Message-ID: <1992Nov24.004512.8858@mel.dit.csiro.au>
- Sender: news@mel.dit.csiro.au
- Organization: CSIRO ITS
- References: <9211202010.AA42557@acs1.acs.ucalgary.ca> <pete.722313565@frosty>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 92 00:45:12 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- In article <pete.722313565@frosty> pete@frosty.Rational.COM (Pete Coe) writes:
- >Probably the ultimate in programmable remotes is an HP-48 calculator. A friend
- >has one that he uses as a remote. As I understand it, there are two programs
- >available (PD of course), one that is a learning function, and one that is is
- >basically pre-programmed. The beauty is that you can write your own programs
- >based on this information so that you can get any feature you want.
- >
- >Around here the HP-48SX goes for around $260, which is expensive compared with
- >most learning remotes, but they are not as flexible.
- >--
- >
- >-- Pete Coe
- >-- Rational
- >-- Object-Oriented Products
-
- How does the calculator xmit infra-red ?
-
- I have two "learn-remotes". One came with the Yamaha DSP-A1000, and I find this
- the best, the other is a Pioneer job.
-
- However, both have their limitations. What I would REALY like is a remote that
- could be programmed to perform a sequence of operations ( on different audio/
- video components ) by pressing a single key. This is mainly for my parents and
- in-laws who stare in stunned amazement at the remotes!
-
- An idea of mine is a remote that can be physically altered, so you can add or
- replace buttons as you need them. This would yeild a truely user-defined
- interface.
- --
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- * Comms Group * "That trick never works" *
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