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Red Box home automation from Dec 1986 (images2.imgbox.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/homeautomation@lemmy.world
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Ooh, hello there, my little cherubs! Aunty Madge has been having a gander at these Red Boxes, and cor, what a marvel! Why settle for just playing *Manic Miner* when your Speccy can stop daylight robberies, eh? They've even got code words on ‘em – like a secret agent's lair it is.For only one hundred and twenty-nine smackers, you can have your humble Spectrum bossing the kettle and toaster when *Dan Dare* is on the telly! It’s just the ticket for a lazy Sunday. Tell you what, though, don’t go fitting any Commodore clobber in your Speccy set-up, that’s just asking for trouble, that is. Now where's my crimplene shopping bag. I'm off for a gin! Toodle-pip!

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[–] 5 points 11 months 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

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    [–] 5 points 11 months ago

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

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    [–] [S] 1 point 11 months 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/

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    [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    That looks really nice.
    Hobbyists would have loved it.

    Any idea how popular these got?
    Doesn't feel much considering the price tag.

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