It's no secret that Russian "soldering irons"
got used to connecting everything to "SPECCY",
anything - starting from 3.5 disk drives and
hard drive and ending with cartridges from
"Dandy" and "Sony play station".
Rumor has it that someone connected SOUND
BLASTER.We have no right to confirm or
to refute these rumors, however, to the editor
"SPECTROFUN" got the most interesting
document confirming that in the West
implemented the idea of "Electronic home", then
eat at home under the guidance of a computer.
Without further comment we provide
it’s up to you, and it’s up to you to decide what else you need
connect to a computer and what not to do.
We especially recommend this text
To the "titans" of computer engineering, each
which he is trying to attach to the computer
something new...
TIMES,01/11/1997
TCI, the largest national company
cable television discusses
unique project together with Pacific
Gas, Electric Co. and Microsoft
Corporation for the development of "intelligence"
al house." Expected to triple
turnover in the home automation industry
tions from $1.7 billion this year to
$5.1 billion by 2000.
And here is the diary of the future homeowner!
===============
November 28, 1997.
Finally moved in. In the end, this
hour we live in the most intelligent
house in the area. Everything is connected to the network.
The TV cable is connected to
phone, which, in turn, with a PC,
PC is connected to power wires,
all home installations and system
security Everything is remote
managed with the most friendly
new interface that I have ever
saw . Program this thing - how
snap your fingers. I myself, it seems,
tied with wires.
November 30
Great! Programmed a video from the office,
adjusted the thermostat,
turned on the lighting using the car
new phone, remotely adjusted
oven temperature by a few degrees
for pizza. Everything is fine and
cozy for my return. Should I implant
Should I have a remote control?
December 3
Yesterday the kitchen broke down. Unexpected event-
tie. When I opened the door
refrigerator, then the light bulb has burned out.
Suddenly everything else is electric
equipment stopped working - lighting -
tion, microwave, coffee maker -
That's it! I carefully turned it off and on again
all devices . No effect.
Called the cable company (but not the kitchen company)
phone number). They sent
to the communalcompany .Utilities
they claim it's a software issue
providing . Programming company
conducts telediagnosis via
my home processor.
Their expert system claims that vi-
utility workers are new. to me
I don't care, give me back the kitchen! Another phone
data calls. Still deleted
diagnostics
It turns out that the problem was "unforeseen"
emergency mode" - the network never
met with the failure of the refrigeration
no light bulb with the door open.
The burnout was explained by this
mysterious logic like a surge of voltage
niya and so she turned off the entire kitchen.
But, since sensory memory reported,
that in fact there was no splash, then
kitchen logic was confused and not
I could do a regular restart.
The utility company guy swears
that this is the first time
his memory.
Restarting the kitchen took more than an hour.
December 7
The police are sad. Our home is always
calls them for help. We found
that every time we turn on the TV or
stereo above 25 decibels, this
causes micro-vibrations that intensify
window When these vibrations mix
with a gust of wind the security sensors are activated
and the police computer
concludes that someone is trying to break in
inside.
Another glitch: whenever the basement is in
self-diagnosis mode,
I can'tuse remote
switching television channels.
And this means that whenever it is
happens I have to get up with
sofa and switch manually. Program-
Mists and utility workers say that
this defect will be eliminated in the next
version - SmartHouse 2.1, but it is not yet
ready .
December 12
This is a nightmare. There's a virus in the house. My personal computer
caught him during
access to the general network. I come home -
in the living room there is a sauna, windows in
bedroom covered with ice, refrigerator
defrosted, washing machine
basement flooded, garage door cyclically
rises and falls and
The TV is stuck on the channel "No Shopping"
leaving home." Lamps throughout the house
blinking like strobe lights, but not yet exploding
suffer from overload. Broken everywhere
glass Naturally, security sensors
they don't find anything.
I'm looking at the message pulsing on
personal screen: "Welcome
to the Home Destroyer!!! And now a little
let's have fun...
(without undue modesty, there is no virus
Blessings to the Destroyer of Homes...)".
I'm leaving home. Fast .
December 18
They think the house is digitally sanitized,
but in reality it's just a mess.
The pipes burst and we are not entirely sure
don't we have part of the virus,
which attacks toilets. However,
Exiles (as they like to call themselves
special virus team)are sure that
the worst is over. "Home Destroyer"
"It's a pretty nasty thing," one of them tells me.
"but consider yourself lucky,
that you didn't catch Poltergeist. This
really terrible."
December 19
Apparently our house is not insured against
viruses "Fires and mud
landslides - yes," says the agent, "viruses
- no."
My agreement with SmartHouse staff
clearly says no complaints
are not accepted if any of the devices
or the computer at my home
communicates with the network in any form with
non-certified online
services. Everyone is very, very sorry, but
they can't predict everyone
viruses that can be created.
We call our lawyer. He laughs.
He's excited.
December 21
I got a call from the sales representative
properties of the SmartHouse company. As
we have a special holiday offer
m opportunity to experience new
SmartHouse version 2.1. He says I
I will be able to meet the programmer in person.
Share your thoughts about the article