Your C-64 can do everything from turning off lights to frightening burglars to starting your coffee in the morning!

Just imagine ...

• being able to cut home energy bills by keeping heat or air conditioning off when you're not at home, yet have it turned up to the right comfortable temperature by the time you walk in the door!
• having your coffee ready in the morning when you get up . .. dinner waiting in the oven when you get home from work ... even your hot tub all set to go when you arrive home from a skiing weekend!
• lights, radios, and TV sets that go on and off at predetermined times to give your house a lived-in look even when you're out of town!
• and the feeling of security you'll have knowing that automatic alarms or auto-dial signals to police and fire companies will protect your home from burglars, fire and smoke, even gas leaks and basement flooding!

It's all possible-not just in the computerized home of the future-but right now using your Commodore 64 and readily available, inexpensive peripherals! All the information you need to put your own micro to work making your home a safer, more convenient place to live is here in this exceptional hands-on guide.You'll find the theory, the techniques, and the specific applications and how to achieve your home control goals in the easiest, most economical way.

Just some of the highlights: how computerized home control works and what you need to get started ... how to estimate your potential savings . .. how to select the best products to meet your needs ... how to install the necessary
gadgets in your home . .. safety precautions you should take ... and how to manage and operate your system once it is installed.