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Post number 3061

plinth — Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:15:33 -0800

Geeks are alive and well. You too can build a stand-alone web cam for $55 to pair with your $25 web server.

By: howa2396

howa2396 — Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:52:52 -0800

Last I checked you could get a shitty retail webcam for less than 55 dollars, and it would work with my existing PC. Whats so good about this deal?

By: lagado

lagado — Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:18:46 -0800

this one is stand alone, requiring no PC

By: howa2396

howa2396 — Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:31:42 -0800

Does it have a built in internet connection or something? I guess I'm not getting the point.

By: plinth

plinth — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:00:46 -0800

$25 gets you a stand-alone web server, $55 gets you an off the shelf camera that you can interface to it. If you wanted to set up a remote viewing station it's hard to beat that in terms of material cost, maintenance, and footprint.

By: baylink

baylink — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:40:48 -0800

Seems to me I thought the piece said that the 55 bucks *included* the camera. But yes, folks, this is a box with a lens on one end and an Ethernet connector on the other. Now do you get it? The competition is about $500.

By: ellis

ellis — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:14:29 -0800

Well actually $55 for the server + camera + connection. All is DIY. Of course you could shell out $79 buy buying the PicoWeb. The pico web could be easily placed into a altoids tin. You may be able to take apart the cam and fit the guts into another altoids tin..