This is the 1988 prototype for Lon Safko's SipTroller. He developed the standalone equipment to allow quadriplegics to control a television without the use of a computer or their hands. Sipping changed the action from Power to Channel to Volume,
Puffing changed it from Up to Down.
For details about Safko's work, see 2005.0291.01. For the instrument for sipping or puffing, see 2005.0291.02.
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