>Terry -
>
>if you are needing to control a VCR (either for recording or playback),
>there is a serial device called SpitFire made by Innotech that works
>great. you can use the MSCOMM control to send commands to it, and it
>emits IR signal for the VCR. it also has connection to use IR bud
>(a little IR emitter that covers the IR receiver on the VCR front panel),
>which is real handy, because i use 2 or 3 Sony's in close proximity.

Thank you!