On 2/14/19 11:17 PM, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: > Before I develop this, I thought it may already exist, and the classiccmp > mail list might be the place to ask. > > What we have, is the screen time problem with the kids. If we are not there > hounding and policing them, they will be on for hours. > > All the medical community says, we need to limit their screen time, as it > contributes to their AD disorder and schoolwork, homework failures. > > My idea was initially do this in hardware, with a timer, and a solid state > relay to gate the AC to the PC. > > On further thought, I should be able to do this in software, with a timer > that lets the PC run for an hour, and then shuts the PC down until the next > 24 hour cycle. > (Installs itself on windows startup) > > Has anybody seen this, before I re-invent the wheel?
Dunno, but a good reason for the kids to learn Linux... :) Does Windows still have a "safe mode" startup? --Chuck
