Re: Interesting Applications

[Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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!"


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