faustus@tartarus.uchicago.edu (Kurt Ackermann) (04/18/91)
I am interested in information on "smart" houses, the kind that automatically adjust heating/cooling, lights, sprinkler systems for lawns, answer/forward phone calls, manage alarm systems, etc. Anyone have information on these? How about individual components mentioned above or similar features? Costs? CPU involved? manufacturers? Literature on this? Any help greatly appreciated!! --Kurt Ackermann faustus@gargoyle.uchicago.edu
dave@dlb.uucp (Dave Buck) (04/22/91)
In article <faustus.671992759@tartarus.uchicago.edu>, faustus@tartarus.uchicago.edu (Kurt Ackermann) writes: >I am interested in information on "smart" houses, the >kind that automatically adjust heating/cooling, lights, >sprinkler systems for lawns, answer/forward phone calls, >manage alarm systems, etc. > >Anyone have information on these? I recommend a subscription to Electronic House mag., which does a reasonable job of covering the field ... they list themselves as covering "Advanced Housing and Home Automation". Bimonthly, 30-40 pages, 1yr/$14.95, 747 Church Rd, G-11, Elmhurst, IL 60126-1420, (219) 256-2060. A number of advertisers there can give you info via the ever-so-popular bingo cards accompanying each issue, plus of course direct contact. So-called "standards" such as CEBUS and Smart Home (House?) (TM, I'm sure) are frequently referenced. I run a mailing list on this topic, where people sometimes send out their queries or describe their projects, in which you might find interest ... contact {amdahl|ames|daver|netcom|sun}!dlb!intelhouse-request for more info or to join the list. -- Dave Buck {aeras,amdahl,ames,daver,netcom,sun,zygot}!dlb!dave D. L. Buck and Associates, Inc.; San Jose, California 95119; (408)972-2825