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From: rshapiro@arris.com (Richard Shapiro)
Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: A simple (?) problem.
Message-ID: <1990Aug22.131911.5293@arris.com>
Date: 22 Aug 90 13:19:11 GMT
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In article <1990Aug21.153405.4987@arris.com> I wrote:
>In article <NEERAJ.GNUS17@axon.siemens.com> neeraj@learning.siemens.com writes:
>>1. Are there any programmable cable boxes available? If these boxes have a
>>clock and can be programmed to send different channels at different times my
>>problem is solved.
>
>Yes, there are programmable cable boxes. The local (Cambridge MA)
>cable company uses a box that has six timers....
>.... I think the box is made by General Instruments

Actually it's a Jerrold STARCOM VI box. The remote control, which is
necessary for setting the timers, is a Jerrold SRC II, but it also
says General Instruments on it....