Genleman, I have an applpication that you/we may design that is at the heart of a several Billion dollar industry in my field Telecommunications. This application is easy to understand and deploy. 4 port boxes sell for well over $20,000 each and are used worldwide.
Is there anyone capable and willing to discuss this with me. Joseph L. Putegnat III | CEO | GLOBAL VISION TELECOM, Inc. 4660 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 775| San Diego, CA 92122 | Direct: 619.417.3300 | Fax: 858.792.0497 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: joe_putegnat Skype ID: joe putegnat ----- Original Message ---- From: Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Friendly list for people new to Linux <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:02:03 AM Subject: Re: sprinkler controller via software in linux? usb-serial adapter recognition? 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. -- Lan Barnes Linux Guy, SCM Specialist Tcl/Tk Enthusiast We live in a nuclear-powered universe. We’re the oddballs by getting energy from burning carbon. - James E. Lovelock -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
