Hacking your Tivo

[Sean McMahon]

wow that's awesome!  How do you run emacs off of it?  Does this thing have a
keyboard and a sound system or something?  I've never seen one before so I'm not
sure what they look like.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debee Norling" <debee at jfcl.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:52 PM
Subject: OT: Hacking your Tivo


> The Tivo (digital video recorder) is Linux-based. I gave my sighted fiance
> one for Christmas, but after he installed a network card and bigger hard
> disk, it's been my job to get all the software hacks working.
>
> It's really fun, easy and completely accessible. A Tivo lets you watch what
> you want on TV when you want it and it takes care of all the details like
> when a program airs and how long to record.
>
> As a blind person, I haven't really been in to television, but having access
> to the program guide is very nifty. Being able to control a machine to tape
> good PBS stuff like Nova and Frontline is also quite fun. And to have a home
> appliance that can run Emacs, well that's just 'way cool!
>
>   From bookshare you can download Tivo Hacks and I have scanned Jeff
> Keegan's Hacking Tivo book. Email me if you want a copy. You can see his
> website at www.keegan.org
>
> My work email is: norlingdeborah (at) fhda.edu
> My home email is: debee (at) jfcl.com
>
> --Debee
> (Deborah Norling, Milpitas, California.)
>
>
>
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