radio_computer_freakishness

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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:50:06 -0800
From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
To: svlug@svlug.org
Subject: Re: [svlug] Radio Cards, Radio Shack

Dan Martinez wrote:
> What You Really Want (tm) is a separate radio/stereo that can be
> controlled by your computer. Serial or USB would be good. Ethernet
> would be better.

Sean Perry showed me a little usb radio antenna the other day. It looks
just like an antenna, but it actually has the tuner built in too. Linux
supports it in 2.4 kernels I think. Rather snazzy, and makes me wish my
desktop box had usb..

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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 15:05:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Aaron T Porter <atporter@primate.net>
To: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Cc: svlug@svlug.org
Subject: Re: [svlug] Radio Cards, Radio Shack

On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Joey Hess wrote:

> Sean Perry showed me a little usb radio antenna the other day. It looks
> just like an antenna, but it actually has the tuner built in too. Linux
> supports it in 2.4 kernels I think. Rather snazzy, and makes me wish my
> desktop box had usb..

	I think D-Link makes these. They do look neat. I don't know about
	anyone else, but for me it's rather useless. All of my favorite
	stations now broadcast in either MP3 or Real anyway (add to that
	the fact that my zip code starts with a 9 and all my favorite
	stations have call signs starting with a W...).


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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 21:00:11 -0800
From: Aaron Lehmann <aaronl@vitelus.com>
To: Rafael <raffi@linwin.com>
Cc: Bill Jonas <bill@billjonas.com>, svlug@svlug.org
Subject: Re: [svlug] Radio Cards, Radio Shack


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On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 11:22:29AM -0800, Rafael wrote:
> At least one model of Haupauge radio/TV card for example works fine with
> 233 MHz Pentium PC, running Linux of course. The card comes with remote
> control (silly idea?)

Not at all. I use LIRC to execute shell commands when I press buttons
on my Hauppage remote control. This means that I can lie in bed and
have complete control over XMMS, including volume, stop/play/pause, and
prev/next track. I set up some buttons to cycle virtual desktops, and
another to lock the screen. If I wanted to, I could also set up the
pointing device as a remote control.

It's quite cool; it makes my computer an ultimate stereo system.

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