using linux to change channels on satellite

[Stephen Dawes]

Talk to Jeremy, he is doing something like what you are after...



Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc.
Web Business Office, The City of Calgary
PHONE:  (403) 268-5527. FAX: (403) 268-6423
E-MAIL ADDRESS:  sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca




> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Brent Harding
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 8:17 PM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: using linux to change channels on satellite
>
>
> 				Is there any kind of adapter or
> good new receiver that has software
> that works in linux that would allow me to change channels on satellite? I
> want something that'll get most popular national radio shows, especially
> the technology ones. I want this approach as there's little other way to
> tell what frequency, satellite, and channel it's on without sighted
> assistance, which I won't have every time I want to switch to a different
> channel. I got one of those dishes that moves to different satellites when
> you press certain buttons on the remote. That was what came out before the
> new dss stuff that probably can't get radio anyways. Also, I might want to
> use crontab entries to record things at different times, sounds
> easier than
> wasting a talking VCR to record audio only, there's no talking cassette
> recorders or the like that I've heard of. According to some ad I
> heard long
> ago, some receivers are capable of programming like this, and they start
> your vcr after switching to the channel too (TV only I assume).
>
>
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