> cut a hole in the case and glued in a 4 pronger.. anyway the long and the
> short of it is: I have 2 simple switches... open or closed.. that are
> doing nothing whatsoever.... Is there anything I can do hardware-wise that
> will tie them into the computer in a way that linux could get the status of
> each?
Buy a Basic Stamp II and start doing low-octane EE geek stuff.
I have a couple of these on loan but haven't had time to play with them. I
wanted to make a boot-selector knob that LILO sampled so I could dial up Win95,
3-finger salute, and go to the bathroom.
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Bob Forsman thoth@gainesville.fl.us
http://www.gainesville.fl.us/~thoth/