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159 lines
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
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<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9">
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<TITLE>Coffee Making: Introduction</TITLE>
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<LINK HREF="Coffee-2.html" REL=next>
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<LINK HREF="Coffee.html#toc1" REL=contents>
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<A HREF="Coffee.html#toc1">Contents</A>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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<P>
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coffee!introduction
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For a long time humanity has been wondering how could a computer make coffee...
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<P>People need coffee to wake up, and stay awake for a long time in front of the computer.
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It is common wisdom that coding is better at night!
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<P>
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<P>The main trick is interfacing a coffee machine to the computer,
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so that it can be controlled by software. This HOWTO will show you how to do so.
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<P>At first, it demonstrates an ON/OFF switch implemented as an electronic circuit
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which controls the coffee-machine's power supply.
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Another chapter will tell you the secrets of building
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intelligent, Turing Complete suitable, coffee machines!
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<P>This HOWTO was initially written as part of a debate in the mailing list linux-greek-users,
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on whether linux can make coffee or not. It then became an article in our online magazine
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called
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<A HREF="http://magaz.hellug.gr">magaz</A>.
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Just in case you wondered, magaz is in Greek and it will surely look like that to you!
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<P>Enjoy.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Copyright</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Copyright © 2004-08-29 by Fotis Georgatos.
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You are free:
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<UL>
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<LI>to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work</LI>
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<LI>to make derivative works</LI>
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<LI>to make commercial use of the work</LI>
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</UL>
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Under the following conditions:
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Attribution. You must give the original author credit.
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Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one.
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<UL>
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<LI>For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work.</LI>
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<LI>Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the author.</LI>
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</UL>
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<P>
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Disclaimer</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely at your own risk.
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<P>All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
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<P>Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.
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<P>You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before major installation and backups at regular intervals.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 Version</A>
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</H2>
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<P>The Coffee HOWTO is now called Coffee Making HOWTO and heads for release v1.0, which will first appear somewhere here:
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<A HREF="http://fotis.home.cern.ch/fotis/Coffee.html">http://fotis.home.cern.ch/fotis/Coffee.html</A>.
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<P>It is about time for everyone to know that Coffee Making is just one of
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the standard features that come for free with *any* Linux distribution.
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Or, does SCO have a patent on that, too? Gee...
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Translations</A>
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</H2>
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<P>You should be able to easily find a translation of this or previous
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versions of the Coffee Making HOWTO in the following languages:
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<LI>Chinese</LI>
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<LI>Japanese</LI>
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<LI>Russian</LI>
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<LI>Indonesian</LI>
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<LI>Italian</LI>
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<LI>Polish</LI>
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</UL>
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and hopefully many more... (Spanish and Portugeuse anyone?)
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<P>
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.5">1.5 Credits</A>
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</H2>
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<LI>Ethiopia: Identified as the originating country of coffee. </LI>
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<LI>Coffee was popular in the Middle East for ages,
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until a failed invasion of the Turks at the city of Vienna at 1683
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left behind sacks with strange brown beans nobody wanted:
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<A HREF="http://www.vienna.cc/ekaffeeh.htm/">http://www.vienna.cc/ekaffeeh.htm/</A>.</LI>
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<LI>Kostas Lialiambis is the one who dared claim
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he can't make coffee with his Linux box, back then in year 1997.</LI>
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<LI>Panagiotis Vrionis et al for giving me interesting
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and humorous notes and let the ball roll in the early days.</LI>
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<LI>NUMEROUS people on the internet with additions and remarks.
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Thank you all, really!
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Even though I might have not replied to your email.</LI>
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</UL>
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.6">1.6 What do you drink/smoke while writing this?</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Well, to the best of my knowledge, this is a dope-free work.
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<P>But, I can tell you the secret of the music playing on the background:
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nearly any song spelled by Zampetas or Mpithikotsis (bouzouki and such).
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.7">1.7 Feedback</A>
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</H2>
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<P>For your online commentary of your own DIY Coffee Machine steer at
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<A HREF="http://coffee.sf.net/">http://coffee.sf.net/</A>.
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<P>If you still have comments to say, emails get lost these days,
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so why not send me a postcard with a picture from your great hometown,
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adding a recommendation of your favourite cafe' in the area?
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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<PRE>
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Fotis Georgatos,
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Aliartou 32,
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TK 11142 Athens,
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GREECE
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</PRE>
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>
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<P>PS.
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<LI>Your suggestions won't be wasted, I really tend to travel quite a lot these days and might be around before your realize it.</LI>
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<LI>Yes, I have been in Amsterdam and even lived there for three years;
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coffee shops generally don't account as cafe's!</LI>
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<LI>Surprise: I actually prefer chocolate and tea over coffee. ;-)</LI>
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