Re: "Information station" using Perl and Raspberry Pi

> On Jul 25, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Andrew Solomon wrote: > > In case you want to see what's already out there, the search engine term for > you is "assistive technology". Thanks, Andrew! I appreciate it. However, I think that's more than what I need. I'm really only

"Information station" using Perl and Raspberry Pi

I'm looking to get some ideas on how to make an "information station" for my mother who has the beginning stages of dementia. I want to display information on her TV, like when her next meal is, time of day, date, etc., which of course would change daily and throughout the day.

Re: "Information station" using Perl and Raspberry Pi

Hello Frank, I think I can speak with some minor authority on this. I am a BeagleBone Black guy, not a RPi guy, but in this situation I think my knowledge of one is enough to inform the other. The RPi (and BeagleBone Black) run full Linux OSes running on ARM. Perl runs just fine on these; web

Re: "Information station" using Perl and Raspberry Pi

Hi Frank Apologies in advance for a non-Perl answer to a Perl question :-) In case you want to see what's already out there, the search engine term for you is "assistive technology". I only know this because I once had to advise a government funding body on the feasibility of a start-up's