RE: Choice of OS for Home Automation

[Andy Harvey <andyharvey99@xxxxxxx>]

That might work, but don't tell the wife, otherwise I
wouldn't be able to use the plan of replacing the 486
with her P100, replacing her PC with my Pentium 433
and buying myself a brand new machine :-}

--- Des Gibbons <des@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Would one
of those parralel port mp3 players not be
> a cheaper option? :)
>
> DesG
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Harvey
> [mailto:andyharvey99@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 06 February 2001 12:39
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Choice of OS for Home
> Automation
> >
> >
> > --- Giles Paterson <gpaterson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I am a bit of a Linux freak so would prefer to
> do
> > > things that way if
> > > possible. It just strikes that me using an old
> PC
> > > running Linux would be
> > > more cost effective than a high power machine
> > > running NT or 2000. There also
> > > seems to be a fair amount of open source
> software
> > > for interfacing to X10
> > > devices (a quick search on freshmeat.net
> revealed 20
> > > or so).
> > >
> > > Does anyone on this list have experience of
> using
> > > Linux in a home automation
> > > environment?
> >
> > Yes, I run my home brewed home automation system
> on a
> > 486 with 20M RAM running RedHat 6.2.
> >
> > It provides a TV output, has modem with caller
> > display, input from a radio remote control, X10
> via a
> > CMU12, is connected to my burglar alarm, and can
> be
> > controlled by email or SMS messages.
> >
> > I am thinking about upgrading to a Pentium because
> I
> > want to use it for playing MP3s but the 486 can't
> > quite cope.
> >
> > I started out using heyu originally but now have
> my
> > own daemons and a load of bash scripts.
> >
> > =====
> > --
> > Andy Harvey
> > andy@xxxxxxx
> >
> >
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