using linux to change channels on satellite

[Brent Harding]

Wow, how does this work? I'm quite sure it's possible, as people who use a
lot of different programs don't likely have a dish for everyone, and they
want it automatic. I think one person awhile back told me that the company
who offers the show sends a receiver on a rental agreement, which means I'd
have 10 receivers if I wanted 10 different shows, plus a dish attached to
each one that's on a different satellite. I'm sure not too many do that,
maybe one for news and one for the current other show.
At 08:00 AM 11/15/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Talk to Jeremy, he is doing something like what you are after...
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>> -----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
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>> 				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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