Re: coin operated TeeVee

["Amun" <spamblocker@xxxxxxxx>]

"Craniac" <Craniac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've been thinking of trying to make a coin operated tv to limit its
> use by the kids, or at least compell us to think about how much tv we
> watch.  I've got full spousal backing on this, so it occured to me that
> I could use an x10 controller hooked up to our pc to do this, with some
> sort of script that would let us put "time" in someone's tv account,
> etc.
>
> Just wondering if anyone has done this, or something like it, and if
> the minimal startup costs would be less than the cost of an
> off-the-shelf coinbox, about $80.
>
> Thanks for tendering this n00b question.
>

If your kids are like most.
They will figure out how to get around the system as fast a you can put it
in.

This definitely sounds like a case for  a quick backhander to their heads if
they insist on watching too long.


Amun