The DIY Cybernetic Butler Did It
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Jim McCormick at Seaside Associates has been working under fed grant monies to
investigate cybernetic tech for disabled access...  By combining a voice
recognition macro system (Voice Navigator from Articulate Systems) with a
Mac-controlled power switch array (X-10 from X-10), Seaside has prototyped a
low-end environment control system for residences.  Voice Navigator learns a
"command" after three repeated utterances, and associates voice command with
macros on the Mac.  X-10 connects to the Mac to control 110v AC line power
switches.  Shout out your needs, to flip lights and run microwaves.  "I've
fallen and I can't reach my Piracetam."  Contact Seaside for plans and demos.

Seaside Associates
617 893 7990

Articulate Systems
800 443 7077

X-10
201 784 9700


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Copyright (c)1992, Paco Xander Nathan.  All rights reserved.
First appeared in _Mondo 2000_, issue #8:

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