>> if it is a pi controlling the system I would tend towards controlling it from a web page via the network. to keep it updating would require AJAX style programming of the web page. <<
Thanks. I am interested in eventually doing that, but it seems that learning how to do it on a local console first would be to my advantage... especially during initial testing stages. fwiw, this project is to transfer (actually re-create) a basic program that I wrote for a Tandy Model 100 portable back in the early 80's to control ceramic kilns which get to over 2,000 degrees F. Worked perfectly until a few years ago when there were no longer any Tandy Model 100s available at any cost ;-) (In case anyone is interested in fossilized projects, see http://bevhoward.com/kiln/KilnCtrl.htm) Thanks again for the response and pointers, Beverly Howard -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
