steve@cpdaux.UUCP (Steve Lemke) (07/10/89)
In article <1585@wjvax.UUCP> jeffs@wjvax.UUCP (Jeffery Siou) writes: } I'm looking for General Electric 'Homeminder'. Its related }to X-10 appliance modules. I'm willing to buy or trade for one. }If you have one or know where to get one, please let me know, }by E-mail. I never saw this unit made by General Electric, although I understand they made a bunch for Radio Shack to put their name on. I never saw Radio Shack really trying to sell it (for what it was really worth - probably about $150) until they had their big "closeout sale" ($60) about a year and a half ago. I bought mine back then (in college) knowing I had no use for it but that some- day I'd be able to. I've now been using it for about nine months, and it's really awesome! A whole house timer and everything! }Also I was wondering if anyone that has one, has ever modified one to }respond to an outside input(i.e. temp, switch closure or sound)? I never really thought about mods, but if anyone knows about any, please send them on to me. However, there is _one_ thing I'm curious about - if you hit "0" while looking at the main menu, it says "Do you want to use both a phone answering machine and the phone function on the Homeminder? 1=yes, 2=no". Does anyone know what this is for? Does it put it into a "ringback mode" or something? There's no reference to it in the manual - in fact, the manual says if you want to use a phone answering machine on the same line, unplug the phone line from the HomeMinder. This new "feature" I found, doesn't say anything after choosing either yes or no. }Any help greatly appreciated. Same for me... -- ----- Steve Lemke ------------------- "MS-DOS (OS/2, etc.) - just say no!" ----- Internet: cpdaux!steve@apple.com GEnie: LEMKE ----- Or try: apple!cpdaux!steve CompuServe: 73627,570 ----- Quote: "What'd I go to college for?" "You had fun, didn't you?"
watrous@athos.rutgers.edu (Don Watrous) (07/11/89)
In article <354@cpdaux.UUCP> steve@cpdaux.UUCP (Steve Lemke) writes: > However, there is _one_ thing I'm curious about - if you hit "0" while > looking at the main menu, it says "Do you want to use both a phone > answering machine and the phone function on the Homeminder? 1=yes, 2=no". > Does anyone know what this is for? Does it put it into a "ringback mode" or > something? There's no reference to it in the manual - in fact, the manual > says if you want to use a phone answering machine on the same line, unplug > the phone line from the HomeMinder. This new "feature" I found, doesn't say > anything after choosing either yes or no. It's just a way to delay the Homeminder pickup so the answering machine gets first crack at the call. From a previous posting on the Homeminder: The manual warns that the Homeminder must not be used on a line with an answering machine, but undocumented command 0 on the main menu brings up a screen offering to do just that. When this feature is activated, the Homeminder will connect to the phone line about twenty seconds after the last ring. After announcing its presence with three beeps, it waits for touch tones. If none are forthcoming, it disconnects. Presumably, it's still a bit confusing when used together ("Beep-beep-beep." "What was that - am I still taking to the answering machine? Oh, darn!") that they decided to bury the feature. Don -- {backbone}!aramis.rutgers.edu!watrous watrous@aramis.rutgers.edu