[rescue] FREE STUFF in Austin, TX

James Lockwood rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Aug 20 18:17:30 CDT 2001


On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:

> On August 20, James Lockwood wrote:
> > I don't think I could ever go for full-on home automation, though.  I
> > don't mind "computer as tool" but "computer as lifestyle" grates a bit.
> > I'd hate to say goodbye to chopping up wood on a cold winter morning for
> > a fireplace.  My idea of paradise is closer to a log cabin in the rockies
> > with a net connection.
>
>   Remember Steve Ciarcia's computer-controlled wood stove? ;)

The hydronic one to heat his "glass barn"?  I can see that as being
reasonably legitimate given that it had to be tightly controlled.

Circuit Cellar was great, without a doubt.  Built my first h/w interfacing
to my TRS-80 based off of one of his project descriptions.

-James




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