Need more information (as always)

What is acceptable cost range? (This is THE biggest question)

What is acceptable time stability with time :-) and why?
How long must this function autonomously?
May it connect to eg phone line.
Is it mains powered? (presumably yes)
Are there more than one of these in the same area/building etc? - if so, how
many typically?
Is radio reception assured (rf screening etc).

and anything else that may be pertinent?


      Russell McMahon
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence Lile <lilel@toastmaster.com>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Saturday, 12 February 2000 09:02
Subject: Internet Toaster


>Well, my personal hell has finally arrived, they want me to design an
>internet enabled toaster... almost.
>
>
>I'm asked to incorporate some kind of module that communicates with an
>external time standard (WWV, GPS, atomic time, whatever) that programs the
>clock on appliances  (coffeemakers especially.)  You plug it in, it knows
>what time it is.  Simple.
>
>
>Not for me.  Anybody heard of these little modules?
>
>-- Lawrence Lile
>