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this is an orange fanless PC running linux mint 20 connected to the big HITACHI TV on the east wall in sudoroom
presently a raspberry pi 4 running stock Raspbian 12 which is maybe not quite fast enough for Jitsi unfortunately.  Its purpose is to serve as a wall TV intercom for outside participation


The TV was originally bolted to the wall in late 2015, connected to a raspberry pi.
it used to be an orange fanless PC running linux mint 20 but that disappeared...


In 2022 it got a new computer and improved scripts to make it work.
the big HITACHI TV on the east wall in sudoroom
[[File:telescreen1.jpg|400px|thumb|right|BigTV]]
The TV was originally bolted to the wall in late 2015, connected to an early raspberry pi, logged into IRC chat!
 
In 2022 it got a new computer and improved scripts to make it work. Join the sudo-discuss list for more information!


this node package serves a local webapp that connects to a Jitsi server, while watching the number of participants in order to keep the monitor turned on when people are in the room:
this node package serves a local webapp that connects to a Jitsi server, while watching the number of participants in order to keep the monitor turned on when people are in the room:
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commands in ~/bin include screen-on which unblanks the screensaver.  screen-q queries the present settings.
commands in ~/bin include screen-on which unblanks the screensaver.  screen-q queries the present settings.
there is a cron job keeping the dpms timeout (hardware screensaver) set to 300 seconds
there is a cron job keeping the dpms timeout (hardware screensaver) set to 300 seconds
its IP address is fixed at 100.64.64.27 (see [[network]] to be sure)


not working right now: when [[sudobot]] (in irc) sees you, type !say something and it will cause this computer to speak
not working right now: when [[sudobot]] (in irc) sees you, type !say something and it will cause this computer to speak

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