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Date:      Wed, 31 Jan 1996 20:02:08 +0100 (MET)
From:      Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
To:        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Cc:        terry@lambert.org, jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, hsu@clinet.fi, hm@altona.hamburg.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@MediaCity.com
Subject:   Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards)
Message-ID:  <199601311902.UAA01270@yedi.iaf.nl>
In-Reply-To: <199601310302.NAA17096@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Jan 31, 96 01:32:51 pm

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> Terry Lambert stands accused of saying:
> > Go down to Radio shack and buy a copper dot-pad prototype board; they
> > are about $10.
> > 
> > Then solder a ribbon connector on it, and run a ribbon cable off to a
> > bread board.
> 
> Hey presto, instant RF-to-logic converter.  You can now reset your PC
> by opening your 'fridge door or putting on the washing.

And the other way around. You can now tune in your radio to check how
busy your system is. And about the fridge: friend of mine had exactly
this problem, he opened to fridge to get a beer and the system went belly
up ;-)

> > 					Terry Lambert

> ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au    [[

Another programmer with a soldering iron 8-)

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