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From: obrien@Aero.org (Michael O'Brien)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Oddball devices on the Internet
Message-ID: <1991Apr8.221038.13557@aero.org>
Date: 8 Apr 91 22:10:38 GMT
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This thread about fingering Coke machines (I was previously only aware
of the installation at SAIL) has me fascinated.  Hence, I'll proceed to
collect entries in the form of answers to the following question:

What other oddball devices have been hooked to the net?

Ideally, entries should not be scientific instrumentation (unless it's
a real Dr. Wacko production), but more common things - such as the
reputed front door buzzer at the Tech Square building at MIT, where one
could supposedly press control-shift-meta-cokebottle-P (this was on an
ITS machine, after all) to open the front door, no matter what
application you were in.

I'll summarize the best responses.  Warning: I may also publish entries
in my column "Ask Mr. Protocol" in Sun Expert, unless requested not to
by the author.  Credit will be given, of course.
--
Mike O'Brien
obrien@aerospace.aero.org