On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 08:26:29PM -0700, Richard W. Ernst wrote:
> Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> >On 10/9/06, Neil Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>Lan Barnes wrote:
> >>> On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 01:24:18PM -0700, Richard W. Ernst wrote:
> >>>> Home project. Your scope is WAY beyond what I need/want.
> >>>
> >>> I'd still recommend pricing black boxes at Home depot that do the same
> >>> thing, unless, of course, intangibles ...
> >>
> >>I think I paid about $20 for a 4 station timer, recently.
> >
> >If you haven't already been there, you might want to look at
> >< http://www.smarthome.com/ >
> >They will be glad to flood your email with weekly offers, too.
> >
> > carl
> Just so you all know, I went with the $50 6 station, 3 program Toro, and
> another $40 for usb device to program it from Windows (sorry). Buying
> both got me a $20 Home Depot card which I'll have no problem using.
>
> USB thingy is about the size of a matchbox, usb A on one side, multipin
> connector on other. Program with software included when connected to
> pc, then attach to controller and it's done. Sure hope it works out as
> well as all that sounds.
>
> Rich
Way cool! Let us know how it works out. Also, I'd be interested to know
if this thingie could be hacked to control other stuff.
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