Re: Interesting Applications

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt Ion wrote:
> Robert L Bass wrote:
>
>>> "Self-destruct activated.  This building will self-destruct
>>> in 20 seconds.  Please evacuate."  Repeat ad nauseum.
>>
>>
>>
>> Napco's RP1-CAe2 keypads have a programmable system ready
>> message.  Most dealers leave it at the standard "System Ready"
>> but you cab change it.  After we installed a new P9600 system in
>> my church many years ago I was demonstrating the capabilities of
>> the system to one of the board members.  I set the message to
>> something other different.
>> Unfortunately, I forgot to change it back.  Early the next
>> morning a sweet lady from the congregation who volunteered to
>> clean the church each week showed up as usual.  She disarmed the
>> system with the code the pastor gave and saw "Attention Burglar"
>> Second line: "Go ahead. Make my day".
>>
>> She read, "Attention Burglar", panicked and dialed 911.  I'm not
>> sure of the details but I think she told them there was an
>> intruder in the building.  The cops were not amused.
>> Fortunately, the pastor shared my sense slightly wicked of humor.
>> :^)
>
>
> Back when I was doing car electronic installs, we got in our first
> "talking" car alarm... when triggered, it would spew out a very whiny,
> pathetic-sounding "I'M BEING TAMPERED WITH!"
>
> We were pondering if there was any way to reprogram the voice... one
> installer suggested a female voice screaming, "I'M BEING VIOLATED!"


Heh...  And if the female's voice has a very thick uppercrust English
accent:  "Oh, you brute,you!  Help, I'm being most horribly violated!"