> Old Sony TV remotes could do the same thing. They had a small screw inside > which when turned varied the frequency of the signal sent or something. I > remember it caused a panic in the US when loads of cars where nicked using > them. Thats why they changed to the "One for All" type remote which uses 3 > or 4 digit codes for the various tv's etc, and isn't programmed with any of > the ones used by cars. Shows Darren's mis-spent youth. Actually, some kids used the "learning" remotes for a while, placed near enough to a vacant car park slot could record the signal from certain car remotes, wait a while for poor owner to depart then just unlock the car with the said remote, quickly hot-wire it and Robert's your auntie.
Never actually tried or proved the above, I hasten to add! > Is the one about putting coded car stereo's into the freezer to wipe them > true? never tried it. It was indeed with certain types of them (not all types - again, it wasn't me who tried it but a certain BBC engineer I used to work with). > This is all getting very off topic guys - sorry... He he, next step is to get one of those remote controller watches to remote control the QL, or to get software ont he QL to drive an infrared LED or something to work with such a learning or programmable remote control. Now if Simon Goodwin and Al Boehm can get a MIDI synth to work via a QL network port it shouldn't be too hard to interface an infrared LED to a network port either so we can multitask a little button program on the QL to cange channels, mute the volume when the phoen rings, videoplus the TV and video, etc etc. Any offers anyone? (Hmm, thinking about it, TF and Ben probably do this already via Minerva Mkii I2C or something clever like that) -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html
