Furby.exe
                           Freeware 1999 Darwin Teague
                           dishhead@iquest.com

Furby.exe is a program that can be used with a simple interface to record
and play back infrared signals with your Furby. It's commands include
record,play,load,save, and test. The test command just keeps asking for
filenames and automatically plays them. Included here is a simple drawing
of the circuit with beginners in mind.

To use, first you need a configuration file. It's really simple.

1 32000

The first character selects the printer port - 1 or 2. The second number
selects the file size, and is somewhat dependent on the speed of your
computer. The faster your computer, the faster it will sample the signal so
the larger file you will need to have a signal that lasts for a certain
amount of time. Values can be between 12000 and 58000. I use 32000 with my
Pentium 120 and it does fine. If you have a faster computer, use a higher
number and vice versa. Save the file as furby.cfg.

Now how do you actually record and play back signals? It's pretty easy.
Hold the recording module in front of your Furby - the infrared stuff is in
the window above his eyes. Choose r for record a signal and keep pressing
his tummy button until the signal is recorded - you'll know because the
main menu screen will come back. Then press p to play it back a few times,
the save it with a name that describes what Furby does.

Then play it and as he's talking, press r to record a new signal. Furby
only sends signals when he gets done talking, but not every time. Anyway,
when you get another signal recorded, play it back, save it, play it back
again and record another.

If you have two Furbys, it's even easier. Just get them going (by pressing
the tummy button repeatedly) and  record the signals from one or the other
as they interact. You can save signals with single character names because
you can always load them in later, play them back and save them with a new
name.

If you want to use your CIR interface to run your cable box, satellite
dish, vcr, tv, etc the check out my web page. It's the same program with a
different name, but I also have a timer program that lets you automate your
television viewing as much or as little as you like.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/7438/dishhead.html