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What was the purpose of the first webcam, at the University of Cambridge in 1993?

Question #150404. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jan 04 2024.
Originally posted Dec 29 2023 3:30 PM.

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Believe it or not it was for a very important reason! The first webcam was used to monitor the coffee pot in the break room! It was called the Trojan Room coffee pot.

link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot.

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Dec 29 2023, 3:33 PM
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The webste still exists, it just doesn't update the picture anymore.

link https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/coffee/coffee.html

Jan 04 2024, 6:47 PM
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