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etxansk@garbo writes:

>  Does anyone know if different Philips IR remote controls from the
> 80's with "text" functions use similar IR signals and message
> encoding techniques?

Yep. All those philips things use the RC5 remote control system, which was 
developped by philips. have used it for about forever... So philips remotes 
that are for the same machine (i.e. TV remotes, VCR remotes, CD player 
remotes) are interchangeble. I tested this myself with a <1980 remote and a 
1987 VCR. Works just fine. Also, if there's anything wrong, my local Philips 
Service Centre just sells some universal remote control... No known problems.

>  Also, I've seen that there are IR controls available that can record
> other IR controls' signals and keep the function set of many different
> controls in them. Is it likely that such an all-round control with the
> ability to "learn" new signals will be able to record our old device's
> signal?

Yeah, sure. Those things just sample the IR and record it. So if it says 
that it can record all other remote signals, it most probably will.... And 
the philips system is a very widely used one, so almost everything 
"universal" will be compatible.... 

hope this helps,

bram smits