Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!ncar!boulder!pikes!udenva!isis!csm9a!gould From: gould@csm9a.UUCP (Denver) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti Subject: Re: Hacking with a TI99/4A Message-ID: <1253@csm9a.UUCP> Date: 7 Feb 89 23:05:29 GMT References: <1046@bdmrrr.bdm.com> <55@umvlsi.ECS.UMASS.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: Colorado School of Mines Lines: 15 In article <55@umvlsi.ECS.UMASS.EDU>, killoran@umvlsi.ECS.UMASS.EDU (Mik I Killoran) writes: > I have a TI99/4A that I would like to get some use out of. Has anyone > out there ever used one for a non-standard purpose? Such as burgular > alarm, house control, etc? Is there a way to software control one of > the output pins on the side of the computer? Any ideas are welcome! > > Thanks, Mik Killoran Some time ago, Triton Products advertised software and hardware to control electrical outlets, and or alarms. It all plugged into the TI console, and had graphic layouts of rooms and appliance locations. I don't know if they still carry it though. Does anyone know where I can find a P-box cheap?