Cheers Keith! You've convinced me (and explained what mystical zero volt switching means). However, to re-muddy the waters, another post in the Comfort group...
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Keith Doxey
keith.doxey@...
Oct 1, 1999 2:43 pm
Hi Ray, I think the part you quoted about "dropping 1.6 volts is a bad thing" would be true if you are switching the power for 20kW of night storage heating as...
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Dr John Tankard
jtankard@...
Oct 1, 1999 3:27 pm
... And your soldering iron starts up again ;-) John...
1013
Wright Ian
Ian.Wright@...
Oct 1, 1999 3:57 pm
Initially, I asked the very generic question of "what HA system is the best to start off with?" Very surprisingly there were no answers, as everyone has their...
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Oct 1, 1999 4:22 pm
... The basic unit gives you an 8 zone input and 8 zone output system. Extra bits you might want: If you want it to be able to make your home phones ring (such...
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Oct 1, 1999 5:09 pm
... Go for the Comfort every time Ian!! M....
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Keith Doxey
keith.doxey@...
Oct 1, 1999 10:09 pm
Holy shit !!!! I hadn't thought of that. Better order a 12V soldering iron and use a car battery as a UPS so I can keep working through the power cuts :-)) ...
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sales
sales@...
Oct 2, 1999 7:41 am
Anyone any comments on this? I am not "Sales" I'm just using my wife's business email! /Dave ... From: sales <sales@...> To: ukha_d@egroups.com...
1018
stuart.grimshaw@...
Oct 2, 1999 8:36 pm
Hi. My name's Stuart Grimshaw from Blackburn, Lancs, and I'm a new member of this mailing list and a newbie to Home Automation. I have a new website (no...
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Oct 3, 1999 9:23 am
... This is a quote from Concept Devices website (concerning their new Caller ID Device - PC Caller).... "The only modems (AFAIK) that work with BT’s UK...
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Oct 3, 1999 2:07 pm
Just got sent this link this morning... http://www.freenetname.co.uk/ Another FREE ISP...but wait...FREE DOMAIN NAMES INCLUDED! Register www.YOURNAME.co.uk for...
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Andy Powell
andy@...
Oct 3, 1999 3:24 pm
Hi, does anyone know of/where I can get a stereo modulator - Keene have a mono one but I'm after stereo... I've looked at some US sites and they have 'Channel...
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Keith Doxey
keith.doxey@...
Oct 4, 1999 7:45 am
Hi Mark, Just had a look and I think I found the catch.... What happens if I do not use my dialup account for a long time? The Terms and Conditions for the...
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Mark McCall
mark@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:20 am
BIG DEAL!!!! If you can't dial in once every THREE MONTHS then you don't need your own domain name!! Freeserve kill your account after 90 days too if you don't...
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Brendan
jbh@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:24 am
Hi Mark, Per Keith's message ... recommend read the Terms & Cond's small print. However, there's no basic 'catch' to the free service models now on offer. The...
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Nigel Orr
nigel.orr@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:26 am
... You'd better get used to it- it's now an ISO standard to use Gibibytes for x1024, bizarre though it sounds... with the prefix Gi, instead of G. So all K,...
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Mark McCall
mark@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:26 am
... I DID READ THEM BEFORE MY ORIGIN POST YESTERDAY. Like I said then....where's the catch? ... Exactly! M....
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paul gordon
paul_gordon@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:31 am
I recently registered with this... I've got WWW.GORDON-NET.CO.UK (As usual, most combinations of my name had already been taken!) No catch so far, OTHER than...
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Timothy Morris
timmorris@...
Oct 4, 1999 9:18 am
I can offer some insight here. Freenetname has been set up by ITG, who amongst other things own Global Internet. I know the Chairman, and he told me about this...
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Oct 4, 1999 9:18 am
Doesn't it cost a fair bit to register a domain name with UK DNS service? Something like £150? That quite a bit of phone call revenue they need, just to cover...
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Des Gibbons
Des@...
Oct 4, 1999 10:49 am
I think £20 is the cheapest I have seen for a uk domain name. Btw, I think the catch is :- In consideration for the domain name being made available to you at...
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Nigel Orr
nigel.orr@...
Oct 4, 1999 10:51 am
... Only catches I can see are: They reserve the right to add their own banner ads, which mightn't be attractive. Probably not as annoying as the geocities...
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Mark McCall
mark@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:09 am
... But this wouldn't include hosting (20 meg) and unlimited email I'm sure. ... OK guys...what do you all want for nothing eh? I'm going to get stroppy now ...
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K. C. Li
lbs@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:13 am
... Oh, why don't you just tell us instead of going about it the long way round, Mr. McCall. Happy Birthday, Mark! Regards, Kwong Li li@... Laser...
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Grimshaw Stuart
stuart.grimshaw@...
Oct 4, 1999 1:36 pm
It'll be interesting to see if this service ever gets off the ground... http://www.freedomi.com They're pre-registering people for 100% free Internet access,...
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Mark McCall
mark@...
Oct 4, 1999 1:40 pm
... Interesting ... That's exactly what I did too! I registered http://www.mccallsmenswear.co.uk (McCall's Menswear - the family biz) which is slightly...
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Mark McCall
mark@...
Oct 4, 1999 3:27 pm
Hi All I have received info on a show in London next year that is hoping to attract visitors and exhibitors with an interest in Home Automation. Andrew Clark...
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Chris Davenport
chris@...
Oct 4, 1999 4:59 pm
AIUI, if you go direct to Nominet they will charge you a retail price of 95 GBP for registration. But if you are a member of Nominet (and most ISP's are) they...
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Mark Johnson
poco.loco@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:46 pm
Mark I have just returned from my holidays UK Home Wiring Guide - do it please, pretty please P.S. don't be pissed off even if your as old as 32...
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Mark McCall
mark@...
Oct 5, 1999 8:26 am
... It's back on! ... Oh...I feel sooooo much better when you say it like that :-) M....
