Re: A father of home automation "beams up"

["Robert L Bass" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The article also talks about a precursor from Zenith called "Lazy Bones"
> which performed on/off and channel-changing functions via a cord attached to
> the set, which apparently soon proved to be a safety hazard.  While I
> distinctly recall the two-button Zenith ultrasonic "Space Command" I confess
> I don't recall the Lazy Bones.   It's pretty hard to even *imagine* a TV
> remote having only two buttons in this day an age, but that's all there was
> on the Zenith.

I remember the corded remote though I don't recall the name.  We had
one.  There was a power button and a channel knob.  The "remote" was
actually the front controls of the set.  You could operate it on the
set or pull it out and take it to your seat.  The cord fit into the
hole behind the remote while it was affixed to the set.  I don't
remember if the cord retracted by itself like the old vacuum cleaner
power cords or not.

We thought it was great being able to tune between channels 2 and 13
(only 3 of which actually had a picture) from the sofa.

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Robert L Bass
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