[ale] BottleRocket

[David Hamm]

I got bottlerocket and it worked first try.  I did use /dev/ttyS1 instead of
setting up/linking to a /dev/bottlerocket.

 On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, cfowler at zfh-csg.penguinpowered.com
wrote: > I got the firecracker to work!
> 
> I did this:
> 
> cat </dev/firecracker &
> 
> Then ran the program.  For some reason you must do this.  I would
> assum cat holds open the port and there are certain stty settings
> when this happens.  I have not had the time 
> to really look at this.  Maybe someone else will know.  I went
> and bought the deluxe kit since I did get it to work.  Now cron
> will control the house!  Maybe at will get a little
> bit of usage too.  Like turn on a lamp when a process is finshed!
>  Turn on other lamps depending on return code.
> This could be fun
> 
> Chris
> --- Original Message ---
> "Jim Popovitch" <jimpop at rocketship.com> Wrote on 
> Wed, 14 Jul 1999 20:43:10 -0400
>  ------------------ 
> I took advantage of their "pay for shipping and we'll get you
> hooked" $6
> offer recently, and experienced the same thing w/ Mandrake 6.0.
>  I only
> wanted to fool around with it.  As things are, the devices sit
> on my desk
> collecting dust right now.  Still a $6 for 3 paperweights isn't
> too bad of a
> deal. ;-)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cfowler at zfh-csg.penguinpowered.com>
> To: <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 7:40 PM
> Subject: [ale] BottleRocket
> 
> 
> >
> > Anyone here use BottleRocket?  I've purchased the X10 FireCracker
> > unit but have been unsucessful getting BottleRocket to work.
> >  I have tried on 3 Machines. 2 RH6.0 and 1 RH5.2.  The winbloze
> > program works fine.  Is there something that must be done in
> > the OS to get this device to work?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Fowler
> >
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David Hamm
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Imaging Technologies Services Inc.
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