Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!dlb!dave From: dave@dlb.uucp (Dave Buck) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: "smart" houses Message-ID: <1991Apr22.153903.1869@dlb.uucp> Date: 22 Apr 91 15:39:03 GMT References: Reply-To: dave@dlb.UUCP (Dave Buck) Organization: D.L.Buck&Assoc.;San Jose,Calif. USA Lines: 26 In article , faustus@tartarus.uchicago.edu (Kurt Ackermann) writes: >I am interested in information on "smart" houses, the >kind that automatically adjust heating/cooling, lights, >sprinkler systems for lawns, answer/forward phone calls, >manage alarm systems, etc. > >Anyone have information on these? I recommend a subscription to Electronic House mag., which does a reasonable job of covering the field ... they list themselves as covering "Advanced Housing and Home Automation". Bimonthly, 30-40 pages, 1yr/$14.95, 747 Church Rd, G-11, Elmhurst, IL 60126-1420, (219) 256-2060. A number of advertisers there can give you info via the ever-so-popular bingo cards accompanying each issue, plus of course direct contact. So-called "standards" such as CEBUS and Smart Home (House?) (TM, I'm sure) are frequently referenced. I run a mailing list on this topic, where people sometimes send out their queries or describe their projects, in which you might find interest ... contact {amdahl|ames|daver|netcom|sun}!dlb!intelhouse-request for more info or to join the list. -- Dave Buck {aeras,amdahl,ames,daver,netcom,sun,zygot}!dlb!dave D. L. Buck and Associates, Inc.; San Jose, California 95119; (408)972-2825