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- From: vjh21@cas.org (Vince Herried ext 2877)
- Subject: Re: dogs and computers
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.180237.12560@cas.org>
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:02:37 GMT
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- Speaking of dogs and computers, how about some real interaction between
- a dog (any animal) and a computer.
-
- To get your thought juices flowing... I propose the following...
-
- 1. A mike connected near the dog's cage. The mike is adjusted to close
- a switch if the dog is making noises (trying to dig through the bottom of
- the cage or what ever).
-
- 2. A radio set to a radio talk show. The radio power controlled by
- the computer (also has a table lamp connected).
-
- 3. A 'nose' press pad inside of the cage near the top, within reach of the dog.
- The switch is also connected to the computer.
-
-
- The computer program:
-
- start:
- turn off radio and lamp.
- set timer to 2 hours.
- timer_Loop:
- is 'nose' switch pressed? if so go to start:
- is timer expired? if not go to timer_loop:
- wake_up:
- computer turns on radio and table lamp.
- go to start:
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * the end * * * * * *
-
- Or alternative program:
-
-
- start:
- set timer to 5 minutes
- timer_loop:
- is timer expired? if not go to timer_loop:
- turn off radio and lamp.
- press_loop:
- is 'nose' switch pressed? if not go to press_loop:
- turn on radio and lamp.
- go to start:
-
- * * * * * * * * * end of program two * * *
-
- The second program would allow the dog to determine if it
- wanted the sound and light and would be kind of none invasive.
- One would of course want to keep track of each time the dog pushed the
- switch and log all of the information etc.
-
- We could get more complicated and add a digitised voice
- with 'good dog' etc.....
-
- MY grey cells are cranking.....
- My old computer is about to be resurected...
-
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