Comments on: Wine Is Not an Emulator http://www.oliverbrown.me.uk/2006/10/21/wine-is-not-an-emulator/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 06:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: LINQ is magical - Oliver Brown http://www.oliverbrown.me.uk/2006/10/21/wine-is-not-an-emulator/comment-page-1/#comment-204 LINQ is magical - Oliver Brown Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:42:17 +0000 http://www.oliverbrown.me.uk/2006/10/21/wine-is-not-an-emulator/#comment-204 [...] the moment I use MCI which is part of winmm.dll which is obviously Windows only. Although Wine has apparently implemented it almost completely but I’m not sure how [...] [...] the moment I use MCI which is part of winmm.dll which is obviously Windows only. Although Wine has apparently implemented it almost completely but I’m not sure how [...]

]]> By: BigDave http://www.oliverbrown.me.uk/2006/10/21/wine-is-not-an-emulator/comment-page-1/#comment-203 BigDave Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:58:30 +0000 http://www.oliverbrown.me.uk/2006/10/21/wine-is-not-an-emulator/#comment-203 I've just added WINE to my Linux setup, mainly because I wanted to run a sweet little program called "ir.exe". This is a program that enables you to upload/download the contents of the eeprom (non-volatile but changeable memory) in certain remote controls, mainly American, but in the UK, the OneForAll 6 (URC-7562). Following the instructions on the site (www.hifi-remote.com) I have created a lead to connect the computer (parallel port) to the remote (6 pins exposed in the Battery compartment) and I have got the program working fully under Linux. The site owner will mail out US OneForAlls to you, they are much more fully-featured than the European model and even with the postage, work out cheaper. I got him to send me a URC-8910 (OneForAll 8, with backlighting, loads of buttons, little LCD screen) which cost $20, plus $9.50 p&p to UK plus $1.50 Paypal surcharge, total $31. Or to put it another way, under £17. This has replaced a £35 OFA6 (though Argos have now dropped the price to £20), which has "double-use" buttons (AV/Exit, Select/Mute) interpretation depending on the previous button pressed ... often wrong. Considering wages are higher in the US and all these remotes are made in China anyway, it's another case of "Rip-Off Britain". I’ve just added WINE to my Linux setup, mainly because I wanted to run a sweet little program called “ir.exe”. This is a program that enables you to upload/download the contents of the eeprom (non-volatile but changeable memory) in certain remote controls, mainly American, but in the UK, the OneForAll 6 (URC-7562).

Following the instructions on the site (www.hifi-remote.com) I have created a lead to connect the computer (parallel port) to the remote (6 pins exposed in the Battery compartment) and I have got the program working fully under Linux.

The site owner will mail out US OneForAlls to you, they are much more fully-featured than the European model and even with the postage, work out cheaper. I got him to send me a URC-8910 (OneForAll 8, with backlighting, loads of buttons, little LCD screen) which cost $20, plus $9.50 p&p to UK plus $1.50 Paypal surcharge, total $31. Or to put it another way, under £17. This has replaced a £35 OFA6 (though Argos have now dropped the price to £20), which has “double-use” buttons (AV/Exit, Select/Mute) interpretation depending on the previous button pressed … often wrong.

Considering wages are higher in the US and all these remotes are made in China anyway, it’s another case of “Rip-Off Britain”.

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