Thanks Jackie. Option 1 sounds a little better, since time is in short
supply. I wonder though if any manufacturer has a shrink-wrapped/no
computer needed solution. You have made me think though. I do have a
computer I could virtually dedicate to this.
Tom C.
--Original Message-----
From: Jackie Lee Mowery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, January 26, 2001 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: OT to Begin With - Webcams
>Oh, most certainly it can be done for under $350. In fact there are two
>different ways to go about it, and end up under $100.
>
>First, the webcam I bought for $50 came with software for quick and dirty
>webcam, by simply having the computer log on to your ISP every X minutes
and
>uploading a new picture to a page.
>
>Secondly, if you don't want to tie up your computer doing this, Chip
Center's
>(on line magazine) Circuit Celler column recently had a project for a
webcam
>costing about $55, utilizing a Nick Click or Barbie digital camera (about
$30)
>and a simgleboard computer for a web server for about $25. Now, you would
have
>to be a bit of a hardware/software geek to go this route, but the URL is:
>http://www.chipcenter.com/circuitcellar/august00/c0800bl1.htm.
>
>The project uses raw data from the ccd and a java applet running on your
host to
>produce the picture, and a little single board computer about the size of a
3x5
>card.
>
>You wanted quick and dirty and cheap? Two ways to go.
>
>Jack Mowery
>
>aimcompute wrote:
>
>> Well I live in a pretty scenic location and I'd like to be able to get a
pic
>> of weather conditions at home so I can leave work at a moment's notice
and
>> race up the road with my PENTAX. ;-)
>>
>> It's sort of whimsical... If I could do this kind of thing for under
$350
>> USD (the lower the better) I'd consider doing it. Otherwise...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tom C.
>
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