9 Jul
2001
9 Jul
'01
9:13 a.m.
At 03:30 AM 7/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
On July 9, Neil Cherry wrote:
According to this guy, who worked with X10 from the early days,
RS was the 1st US market. BSR came later.
http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/oct99/articles/rye/rye.htm
Some interesting bits on development and manufacturing, too.
X10 was marketed to Radio Shack in 1978 and the
first review of it was
X10 was originally marketed by BSR, if memory serves.
9 Jul
9 Jul
10:27 a.m.
That is DEFINITELY a peice of info to hold onto if you're into home
automation. I can definitely relate to his getting zapped in the electrical
closet too as I was nailed once with 240VAC 400hz from one of our air
launched cruise missile test racks but I was part of the circuit. I still
have occasion to have a numb hand but of couse our wonderous VA system
thinks that there's no disability so I deal with my regular retirement (no
biggie).
Seems Sears Roebuck was a customer before BSR as well on the X10 items even
though BSR/X10 were involved in other things.
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Lance Costanzo
-> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:13 AM
-> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: X-10 (was Re: controlling power)
->
->
-> At 03:30 AM 7/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
-> >On July 9, Neil Cherry wrote:
-> >> X10 was marketed to Radio Shack in 1978 and the first review of it was
-> > X10 was originally marketed by BSR, if memory serves.
-> According to this guy, who worked with X10 from the early days,
-> RS was the 1st US market. BSR came later.
-> http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/oct99/articles/rye/rye.htm
-> Some interesting bits on development and manufacturing, too.
->
12:05 p.m.
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 07:13:05AM -0700, Lance Costanzo wrote:
According to this guy, who worked with X10 from the
early days,
RS was the 1st US market. BSR came later.
Whatever happened to BSR, and then that other company I kept
getting catalogs from with techy-type stuff? DAK maybe?
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
4:40 p.m.
DAK is the name and I think they went under - their prices sucked anyway.
Back in 87 a coworker bought an Epson PX-8 from them and really got reamed.
Not sure whatever happened to BSR, I haven't been able to locate too many
parts for old BSR turntables either, other than replacement needles.
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Bill Bradford
-> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 12:06 PM
-> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: X-10 (was Re: controlling power)
->
->
-> On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 07:13:05AM -0700, Lance Costanzo wrote:
-> > According to this guy, who worked with X10 from the early days,
-> > RS was the 1st US market. BSR came later.
->
-> Whatever happened to BSR, and then that other company I kept
-> getting catalogs from with techy-type stuff? DAK maybe?
->
-> Bill
->
-> --
-> Bill Bradford
-> mrbill(a)mrbill.net
-> Austin, TX
7:50 p.m.
New subject: DAK was:Re: X-10 (was Re: controlling power)
At 12:05 PM 7/9/01 -0500, you wrote:
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 07:13:05AM -0700, Lance
Costanzo wrote:
DAK went under about 10 or 12 years ago. Real shame, they had a lot
of interesting products. Besides my first X-10 system I've bought bread
makers, RADAR detectors, computer driven typewriters, printers and no
telling what else from them.
Joe
According to this guy, who worked with X10 from
the early days,
RS was the 1st US market. BSR came later.
Whatever happened to BSR, and then that other company I kept
getting catalogs from with techy-type stuff? DAK maybe? Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
8:32 p.m.
New subject: DAK was:Re: X-10 (was Re: controlling power)
Yeah, I would go to other places for common parts at good prices, and if
there was something I couldn't find, I would go to DAK.
Peace... Sridhar
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, joe wrote:
At 12:05 PM 7/9/01 -0500, you wrote:
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 07:13:05AM -0700, Lance
Costanzo wrote:
DAK went under about 10 or 12 years ago. Real shame, they had a lot
of interesting products. Besides my first X-10 system I've bought bread
makers, RADAR detectors, computer driven typewriters, printers and no
telling what else from them.
Joe
According to this guy, who worked with X10 from
the early days,
RS was the 1st US market. BSR came later.
Whatever happened to BSR, and then that other company I kept
getting catalogs from with techy-type stuff? DAK maybe? Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
8:34 p.m.
New subject: DAK was:Re: X-10 (was Re: controlling power)
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 08:50:34PM -0400, joe wrote:
DAK went under about 10 or 12 years ago. Real
shame, they had a lot
of interesting products. Besides my first X-10 system I've bought bread
makers, RADAR detectors, computer driven typewriters, printers and no
telling what else from them.
Joe
Actually i found out otherwise today - www.dak.com. Coming out with
another paper catalog soon, as well. yay! 8-)
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
12 Jul
12 Jul
11:57 p.m.
New subject: DAK (was: Re: X-10 (was Re: controlling power)
Bill Bradford wrote:
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 07:13:05AM -0700, Lance
Costanzo wrote:
DAK has come back, sort of . http://www.dak.com/
According to this guy, who worked with X10 from
the early days,
RS was the 1st US market. BSR came later.
Whatever happened to BSR, and then that other company I kept
getting catalogs from with techy-type stuff? DAK maybe?
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