... There are miniature desktop PCs around which will certainly have this BIOS option. For example see: http://premioinc.com/pc/products/?system_id=279# Philip...
Not quite sure why there is a limitation to drive a 30" screen. If it were me, I would put an ASUS motherboard in any old case, activate the "boot on powerup"...
The 'Energy Saver' preferences pane has an option to 'Restart automatically after power Failure'. That won't help in any crashes or lockups. A company called...
Doug Mobley
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May 1, 2006 4:01 pm
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... On an older "quasi-permanent" installation. I have used Kick-Off with Macs running OS9 and they were doing their job fine. Systems were up and running for...
Louis-Philippe Demers
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May 1, 2006 4:20 pm
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... Yes, I agree that now especially there are quite reliable ways to set up all types of computers for reliable permanent installs.. Charlie...
... Tried this at the Linux World conference in Toronto recently and it worked well. http://www.userful.com/ Also saw this which may work for your application ...
... I once did a similar project with a Mac mini. You are right, Macs can only be waked up by USB, LAN or Modem from standby and not started from power-off. My...
I've got a need to play back multiple streams of digital video synchronized via one central controller. Right now the project team I'm working with is...
The Video Chameleon is a completely solid state player: http://www.gilderfluke.com/gilderflukepsfiles/CutSheets/ VideoChameleon.pdf If you need them synced +/-...
Doug Mobley
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May 2, 2006 7:32 pm
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Depending on the number of streams, and whether you mean 'streams' as in streaming digital video over the network or streams as in pre- stored video on the...
Sorry to blow my own trumpet... But try http://inter2face.com We have installed last year only 85 systems. Thanks you. Mark Http://i2f.mediaproducts.info ...
Our Vidshow controller can do up to 16 channels per unit in one or more sync groups and can generate SMPTE or trigger from it. You can run it locally or...
Dan Jamele
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May 3, 2006 1:29 am
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this might be of interest: http://www.videobotics.com/frpolydvd.html it's a fairly nifty PC software program that controls up to 4 or 8 Pioneer DVD players...
Sorry for this off-topic post but I'm at a loss. I'm working on a project that requires visual paging. Basically when there is an announcement through the...
Does anyone know what technology is being used in retailer parking lots to lock one wheel of shopping carts that cross a boundary? I'm curious about how the...
Whatever it its, I am not sure how well it works. A few stores had them around here, but they were all gone (or broken) within a few months. Thank you, Doug...
Doug Mobley
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May 3, 2006 6:00 pm
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... The ones they use in the UK are pretty good - too good in some cases! Charlie...
... One of the early ones uses a wire buried around the perimeter. When the receiver on the cart detects the signal radiated by the wire, it activates the...
From: "Dale Farmer" <dale@...> ... So if I want to steal the whole card, locking wheel and all, so that I can play with the locking wheel all I need...
... This is the kind of great stuff I promised myself I would spend all my time doing, if I ever became completly filthy rich. :-) Probably why I'm poor.......
... People always overcomplicate designs. The ones over here in the UK just have a metal grid you have to push the trolly over. It has lots of slots in it,...
"Ben Suffolk" <ben@...> ... The only UK supermarket that I have seen using these is Sainsbury's, who have been trialling the electronic ones recently. ...
... Some are like that - others use RF because the perimeter goes all the way round the parking lot... ;-) There are a lot of different designs it seems.. ...
Hello everybody, After many years I have only read your messages and learn a lot on your world, today I am writing my first message asking for help... :-) ...