Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!geoffs From: geoffs@brl-tgr.ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn ) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: wanted: VIC-20 advice Message-ID: <9075@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 09:47:21 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.9075 Posted: Fri Mar 8 09:47:21 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Mar-85 05:29:13 EST References: <241@ucsbcsl.UUCP> Reply-To: geoffs@brl-tgr.ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn (TANK)) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 15 Summary: 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.