|
First webcam to bite the dust: Acorn hardware at heart By Chris Williams. Published: 8th Mar 14:43:11 | Permalink | Printable
The very first webcam, installed in 1991 at Cambridge University by computer science researchers, does in actual fact monitor a lab coffee pot so everyone in the lab can check from their terminals when the pot had brewed.
However the department is now preparing to move premises and the webcam, despite its cult status, is not expected to continue. The webcam ran on an old Acorn archimedes computer with a video camera connected to a digitiser to broadcast the coffee pot. The history of the pot can be found from the links below along with the latest coffee pot image.
Contacts
The Coffee Pot
Coffee Pot history
Previous: Message from the editors
Next: drobe.co.uk on ice? We hope not..
Discussion Viewing threaded comments | View comments unthreaded, listed by date | Skip to the endPlease login before posting a comment. Use the form on the right to do so or create a free account.
|
Search the archives
Today's featured article
Star Fighter 3000: The Next Generation review
Star Fighter 3000: The Next Generation was born from the 3D0 version of the original SF3K that was ported back to RISC OS and this year freed from programmers' hard discs for the platform to enjoy, writes Andrew Weston. In this review Andrew weighs up much-improved graphics and sound against playability and stability.
 19 comments, latest by AW on 9/12/08 8:45PM. Published: 17 Nov 2008
Random article
WimpBasic.org back from the dead
32bit WimpBasic prompts tutorial and info site return
Discuss this. Published: 11 Feb 2007
Useful links
News and media:
Iconbar •
MyRISCOS •
ArcSite •
RISCOScode •
ANS •
C.S.A.Announce •
Archive •
Qercus •
RiscWorld •
Drag'n'Drop •
GAG-News
Top developers:
RISCOS Ltd •
RISC OS Open •
MW Software •
R-Comp •
Advantage Six •
VirtualAcorn
Dealers:
CJE Micros •
APDL •
Castle •
a4 •
X-Ample •
Liquid Silicon •
Webmonster
Usergroups:
WROCC •
RONE •
NKACC •
IRUG •
SASAUG •
ROUGOL •
RONWUG •
MUG •
WAUG •
GAG •
RISCOS.be
Useful:
RISCOS.org.uk •
RISCOS.org •
RISCOS.info •
Filebase •
Chris Why's Acorn/RISC OS collection •
NetSurf
Non-RISC OS:
The Register •
The Inquirer •
Apple Insider •
BBC News •
Sky News •
Google News •
xkcd •
diodesign
|
druck