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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
 
it used to be an orange fanless PC running linux mint 20 but that disappeared...
 
the big HITACHI TV on the east wall in sudoroom
[[File:telescreen1.jpg|400px|thumb|right|BigTV]]
[[File:telescreen1.jpg|400px|thumb|right|BigTV]]
The TV was originally bolted to the wall in late 2015, connected to a raspberry pi.
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!
In 2022 it got a new computer and improved scripts to make it work.  Join the sudo-discuss list for more information!
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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