Linux-based Convergence Boxes From Rogers Cable

nilstar writes: "Rogers Cable wants to dump (slow) WebTV and move to linux based boxes to connect all the major appliances in your home: stereo, tv, computer, etc. via broadband using rogers@home in a service called "triple play". Will this really happen after MS invested C$600 in Rogers? Here is the press release. As the article here on the star says: 'Rogers Cable Inc. will begin testing a new service next month that turns all the communications, computing and entertainment devices in a home into a high-speed smorgasbord of interactive experiences."' Why do I bet these would only be useful with one company's cable service?

Comments

Re:Standards!

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yes! And now there will be no excuse for gramma and grampa to have the continuous flashing 12:00 on their VCR! All they would have to do is know the following:

$ telnet jvc_vcr
$ date -s "Wed Jun 20 13:20:41 PDT 2001"

And then if they wanted to auto record a tv show tonight at 9:00 pm, instead of all the confusing menus, all they have to do is:

$ telnet jvc_vcr
$ at 21:00
at> set channel=9
at> set mode=record

warning: commands will be executed using /bin/sh
job 8 at 2001-06-20 21:00

$ at 22:00
at> set mode=stop

warning: commands will be executed using /bin/sh
job 9 at 2001-06-20 22:00

AND, if they wanted to record their faourite show every week they could very easily do:

$ crontab -e

0 21 * * 3 viewer /usr/bin/vcrrecord 3
0 22 * * 3 viewer /usr/bin/vcrstoprecord 3

Hey, I think I'm on to something! (crack maybe?)

--jeff