brent@ucsbcsl.UUCP ( ) (03/04/85)
A friend of mine -- an avid tinkerer -- just added a VIC-20 to his collection of, uh, well, "resources". He knows nothing about computers, but has built electronic projects before. He would eventually like to have the VIC-20 monitor room temperatures and turn things like lights, fans, etc... on and off. Does anyone have any pointers to books or magazines I could give him? THANKS, ...ucbvax!ucsbcsl!brent brent%ucsb.csnet
geoffs@brl-tgr.ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn ) (03/08/85)
In article <241@ucsbcsl.UUCP> brent@ucsbcsl.UUCP ( ) writes: ... >He would eventually like to have the VIC-20 monitor room temperatures >and turn things like lights, fans, etc... on and off. > >Does anyone have any pointers to books or magazines I could give him? > "The VIC-20 Connection" or (VIC Connection?) is a very good book for this sort of thing. The book goes into detail (software and hardware) on a couple "how to" projects. It even shows how you can turn your vic into a computerized burglar alarm system. Sorry but I can't remember the author or publisher. I found a copy in the public library and have seen it in finer book stores and computer oriented stores. Geoff S.