Messages in this thread | | | From | thoth@purplefr ... | Subject | Re: An ODD question. | Date | Thu, 20 Mar 1997 10:30:02 EST |
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Charlie Ross <s253343@gettysburg.edu> ,in message <Pine.GSO.3.95q.970319122524. 16363A-100000@mail1997.cc.gettysburg.edu>, wrote:
> cut a hole in the case and glued in a 4 pronger.. anyway the long and the > short of it is: I have 2 simple switches... open or closed.. that are > doing nothing whatsoever.... Is there anything I can do hardware-wise that > will tie them into the computer in a way that linux could get the status of > each?
Buy a Basic Stamp II and start doing low-octane EE geek stuff.
http://www.parallaxinc.com/
I have a couple of these on loan but haven't had time to play with them. I wanted to make a boot-selector knob that LILO sampled so I could dial up Win95, 3-finger salute, and go to the bathroom.
--- Bob Forsman thoth@gainesville.fl.us http://www.gainesville.fl.us/~thoth/
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