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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Infrared remotes
Message-ID: <270@ism780c.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-Jan-86 21:39:37 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 16 21:39:37 1986
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Doesn't the GE remote control simply replace other remote controls?  If
so then all it is good for is eliminating the mess of having multiple
remote controls.  A more useful approach is the one taken by Wozniak (sp?)
with the one his company had at CES.  This one includes a timer, and can
be used to add programmability to devices that do not have it.  A common
case is cable converters, which tend to not get along well with VCRs.

This can also be used to get around the high prices VCR manufacturers
want for reasonable programmability ( like 8 events ).  Just get the
simple one event model, and let the remote control handle it.
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Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim