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A Control Car Remote Control Locomotive (CCRCL) is an old diesel locomotive with the traction motors and fuel tank removed, cab windows plated over, and remote control equipment installed. It is coupled to a locomotive (or a consist of locomotives) which lack remote control equipment; it is set to be the lead locomotive in command of the others, controlling them through their multiple unit control connections.
The term and the units are a creation of the Union Pacific Railroad, which as of 2005 is widely adopting remote control of locomotives in switching service. Until all locomotives in switching service are equipped with remote control apparatus, the CCRCLs provide an easy way of ensuring that remote control capability is available. They do not require taking active locomotives out of service to equip them with the remote control capability; instead, this can be added when the locomotive is next scheduled for a normal overhaul.
The locomotives used are old GE Transportation Systems-built locomotives, models B23-7 and B30-7. These have a low value on the used locomotive market.
The CCRCLs are sometimes improperly called slugs.
References
Graham-White, Sean. ''http://www.trainweb.org/utahrails/up/ccrcl.html UP CCRCLs''. Retrieved on January 28, 2005.
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Remote Control
''For the MTV game show or cartoon episode, see Remote Control''
A remote control is a device used for the remote operation of a machine.
The term, sometimes abbreviated to "the remote", is most commonly used to refer to a remote control for televisions or other consumer electronics such as stereo systems and DVD players, and to turn-on and off a mains plug. Remote controls for these devices are usually small handheld objects with an array of buttons for adjusting various settings such as television channel, track number, and volume. In fact, for the majority of modern devices with this kind of control, the remote contains all the function controls while the controlled device itself only has a handful of essential primary controls. Most of these remotes communicate to their respective devices via infrared signals and a few via radio signals. They are usually powered by small ''AA'' or ''AAA'' size batteries.
One of the earliest examples of remote control was developed in 1898 by Nikola Tesla, and described in United States patent 613809, named ''Method of and Apparatus for Controlling Mechanism of Moving Vehicle or Vehicles''.
The first remote intended to control a television was developed by Zenith Radio Corporation in the early 1950s. The remote — unofficially called "Lazy Bones" — used a wire to connect to the television set. To improve the cumbersome setup, a wireless remote control was created in 1955. The remote called "Flashmatic" worked by shining a beam of light onto a photoelectric cell. Unfortunately, the cells did not distinguish between light from the remote and light from other sources. The Flashmatic also required that the remote control be pointed accurately at the receiver.
In 1956 Robert Adler developed "Zenith Space Command", the first modern wireless remote. It was mechanical and used ultrasound to change the channel and volume. When the user pushed a button on the remote control it clicked and struck a bar, hence the
Remote Control
:''For electronics, see remote control.''
''Remote Control'' was a TV game show that ran on MTV for five seasons from 1987 until 1990. New episodes were made for first-run syndication in 1989. It was one of the earliest non-music programs to appear regularly on the music video channel.
It was hosted by Ken Ober and featured Colin Quinn as the gravel-voiced announcer/sidekick. Jon Ten Eyck played several walk-on parts, joined in later seasons by Adam Sandler and Dennis Leary. Steve Treccase provided music; Marisol Massey (Season One), Kari Wuhrer (Seasons Two and Three), Alicia Coppola (Season Four) and Susan Ashley (Season Five) were the hostesses.
The show's premise was that Ober desperately wanted to be a game show host and set up his basement (at 72 Whooping Cough Lane) as a television studio. The theme song sketched the scenario out: "Kenny wasn't like the other kids / Remote Control / TV mattered, nothing else did / Remote Control / Girls said yes, but he said no / Remote Control / Now he's got his own game show / Remote Control!" Shows were sometimes interrupted by the disembodied voice of "Ken's mother," and the show's set featured a washing machine and cheesy bric-a-brac. The premise, always thin, was dropped after the first sesason.
Three contestants sitting in lounge chairs would select one of up to nine channels, each of which represented some topic having to do with pop culture. Sample channels used on the show were "The Jon Bon Jovi Network", "Brady Physics", and "Dead or Canadian". Contestants answered questions to get points. Some categories were performance-driven, such as the beleaguered Fairie Pixie, who would read forlorn nursery rhymes about television shows; "Celebrity Square," a cutrate version of the long-running ''Hollywood Squares'' game show (MTV could only afford one square instead of nine, but otherwise the rules were unchanged: contestants still had to get the X across, down, or diagonally); "Sing Along with Colin,"
Remote Control
Introducing section headers?
I suspect this article's flow would benefit greatly from the introduction of section headers. I'd suggest starting with "Function" and moving on to "History". Any other ideas?
-- Ventura 23:49, 2004 Nov 22 (UTC)
Are console controllers i.e. Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo etc.. considered to be remote controllers?
-- Unrelated, 2005 Feb 05
Remote Control Vehicle
A remote control vehicle is defined as any mobile device that is controlled by something that does not restrict its motion. This is often a radio control device, cable between control and vehicle, or an infrared controller. Recently, Sony Ericsson released a remote control car that could be controlled by any Bluetooth cell phone. Radio is the most popular because it does not require the vehicle to be: limited by the length of the cable or in a direct line of sight with the controller (as with the infrared set-up). Bluetooth is still too expensive and short range to be commercially viable.
Popular vehicles include: Airplanes, helicopters, cars, and hovercrafts.
Remote Control Software
Remote control software is software designed to allow use of computers or other hardware that is far aware. A typical usage is to control a server or desktop computer from another desktop computer.
Remote controlling is possible in two ways:
Duplicate desktop
The controlling computer receives a copy of the controlled computes screen image. The copy is updated regularly, for example after a certain time, or when a change on screen is notices by the remote control software.
The software on the controlling computer watches keyboard and mouse activity. The actions are sent to the controlled computer, where the remote control software simulates these actions. The controlled computer should then behave as if the actions was performed directly at that computer.
This method is most usable for support and education. Remote control combined with audio communication can be as helpful for novice computer-users as if the helping person was actually there.
It can also be used for "headless computers". In stead of having several monitors and keyboards next to each other (one for each computer), or using a switch''*)'', you can attach a single moniter, keyboard and mouse to one computer, and use that one for remote controlling the other computers.
''*)'' A computer switch: Connect one moniter, keyboard and mouse to the switch, connect each computer to the switch. Using the switch you can select which computer the monitor etc. should be connected to.
Virtual desktops
The controlling computer will work almost the same is with duplicating the desktop, but the actions of the controlling computer is probably almost unnoticeable on the physical screen. This way several people can use the same computer at once, without disturbing each others work.
This could be usable for several administrators doing different tasks on the same server. It can also be used for using hardware attached to the controlled computer, without disturbing a person who may already
Remote Control (Song)
Remote Control is a song by The Clash, featured on their first album, ''The Clash'', and is a rant against opression and conformity.
The song was written by Mick Jones after the disastrous Anarchy in the UK Tour and contains pointed observations about the civic hall buearaucrats who had cancelled concerts, the police, big business and especially record companies. The song mentions a 'meeting in Mayfair' which probably refers to one held by EMI's shareholders on 7 December, 1977, which effectively withdrew all support for the Anarchy tour. Also alluded to in the song are the 'old-boy' peerage networks and hapless politicians.
The song is the most musically ambitious one of the album, and is lyrically one of the best. However, the band virtually disowned it, following their record label CBS's decision to release the single without consulting the band. The band had already told ''Melody Maker'' magazine that their next single would be Janie Jones, and were irate that CBS had undermined them and made a decision to release Remote Control instead without the band's permission. To the band, the song became a symbol of everything they were fighting against.
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