Re: pc based security intrusion and camera system

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"ABC" <3940@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Legacy Alarm?  LOL.

You may choose to try and redefine things to be the way you think they
should be, but until Microsquish is run out of the business there will never
be a PC based alarm that is anywhere near as reliable as a standard simple
proprietary alarm control panel.

Now, if you want to try something else instead, you might consider upgrading
your alarm panel and keypads to something newer.  Something compatible with
a home automation package.  It would be capable of sending alarm information
to your automation software, but would never be dependent on a PC to
operate.  (You may still not be happy though.  Most of those "legacy" alarms
that send info to PC like to talk to a "legacy" RS-232 ports.)  ROFL.

I suggest you ask about features and options in comp.home.automation  There
are a lot of guys over there into the DIY automation scene.

Actually there are some panels out there with some pretty cool ethernet
add-on modules that can transmit data over LAN WAN or Internet.  Just need
to find a compatible automation package or write your own interface.

Quit trying to make your PC the center of everything though.  PC based
recording is is Eh!, but it works ok if you don't do anything else on that
PC and you set it up for atleast weekly auto re-boot.  Daily would be
better.

On the other hand if this is your sole hobby and you like tinkering with it
every day and maybe you would have fun making a PC-en-stein and coaxing it
along.

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