[ltp] A thousand ways to wake a ThinkPad (X20)?

[Bret Comstock Waldow]

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On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:01, Andr=E9 Wyrwa wrote:

> > Seems to me that:
> >
> > 1)You're using the "dumb" device to control the "smart" one. Maybe you
> > should make the Thinkpad act as master.
>
> Hmm...good point, though there are concerns with that...

There are programs to run the X10 household appliance switching modules fro=
m=20
GNU/Linux, and as well, your Thinkpad can be an IrDA remote controller,=20
either from it's built-in LED, or from a module switched from the parallel=
=20
port if you need more range.

The Thinkpad could turn off the stereo.

If you solve the problem of the Thinkpad controlling other devices, you gai=
n a=20
very smart home automation brain.

Cheers,
Bret

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