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Red Box home automation from Dec 1986 (images2.imgbox.com)

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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I would (hate|love) to see one of our setups built with 1980's tech. Imagine the yellowed white (and red) boxes and bulky everything

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

I wonder if it used X10? If so it could still be integrated with home assistant.

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

I've not been able to find much out about this, but they do have one at the CfCH in Cambridge. https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/36892/BBC-Micro-Red-Box/