Re: OSD of CallerID info on a Tivo? (dummy's guide needed)

["mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

Ah, yes - the xAP website :-(

www.xapautomation.org is VERY overdue for an overhaul. There are now
about 100 xAP applications out there - the site lists only 33 of
them...

... likewise, there's a lot of "HowTo" documentation sitting,
well,
in our inboxes / hard disks / etc, that REALLY needs uploading.

/me calls for the site webmaster :-)

Regards,

Mark


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "e1230758" <tom@k...> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I am sure someone out there could explain how to do this in very
> simple layman's language. I have looked at the Xap sites and am
> totally baffled about what they are talking about! I am starting
>from
> the point of having no idea what a Schema is, what you do with it
or
> whether it goes on the PC, the Tivo or what.
>
> My Tivo has a Turbonet card and I can successfully use Tytools, so
> the Network bit works fine. I have used the really good guides on
the
> list before with out problems, but this time I am way over my head.
>
> My modem has CallerID which Works and I also have a modified BT50
> which gives the CallerId info at the Com port. So I would like to
use
> one of these to pick up the info, then forward it to the TIVO,
either
> directly or by using a program that recognises the number and
> substitutes it for a known name.
>
> I am running win98SE and have downloaded and installed the
> Microsoft .net Framework 1.1 as one of the site suggested. However,
> what next? I previously tried a programme called YAC that was
> recommended, but it does not work with WIN98 so that option was not
> available.
>
> In summary does anyone know of a dummy's introduction guide to
> getting my CallerID info onto the Tivo. appologies if this has
> already been covered but I did not find anything in simple enough
> language which I could follow.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
> Tom