nospambob responds:

Around 1950 there was an article about a man living in Berkeley, CA
that programmed his mower to start, exit its 'garage' then mow the
back lawn. Haven't seen what the author expected for homeowners use
though.

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 22:18:41 -0600, Morris Dovey
wrote:

'S lotsa trees to mow around. Ever thought of a Linux-based mower
controller?


Husqvarna produces a robot mower, and, I think, Toro does, too.

Charlie Self
"Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder
respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." George Orwell