Talk to Jeremy, he is doing something like what you are after... Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc. Web Business Office, The City of Calgary PHONE: (403) 268-5527. FAX: (403) 268-6423 E-MAIL ADDRESS: sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Brent Harding > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 8:17 PM > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: using linux to change channels on satellite > > > Is there any kind of adapter or > good new receiver that has software > that works in linux that would allow me to change channels on satellite? I > want something that'll get most popular national radio shows, especially > the technology ones. I want this approach as there's little other way to > tell what frequency, satellite, and channel it's on without sighted > assistance, which I won't have every time I want to switch to a different > channel. I got one of those dishes that moves to different satellites when > you press certain buttons on the remote. That was what came out before the > new dss stuff that probably can't get radio anyways. Also, I might want to > use crontab entries to record things at different times, sounds > easier than > wasting a talking VCR to record audio only, there's no talking cassette > recorders or the like that I've heard of. According to some ad I > heard long > ago, some receivers are capable of programming like this, and they start > your vcr after switching to the channel too (TV only I assume). > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
