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From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
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Subject: Re: Re: what's needed for a home pc
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 11:23:48 EDT
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> 4.  Integration with appliances.  This is mostly a requirement that the
> appliances be computer controllable.  There will also have to be a
> "universal control language" or smart, device independent control software.

This sort of reminds me of GE's HomeNet (tm). Anyone know what ever happened
to this effort? HomeNet is/was a network based on signals sent over your 
house's wiring that was supposed to be standardized so that all of your 
appliances etc could communicate and report status to a monitoring station
or computer. In college I considered such a system myself but never implemented
it due to the lack of knoweledge on how to build a carrier current modem, and
not quite enough motivation to modify a bunch of appliances. This seems like
it might also be an application for GM's MAP protocol. 

--Chuck

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