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The Trojan Room Coffee Machine (11)

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http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/coffee/coffee.html
Editor's Pick The Trojan Room Coffee Machine Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   The official site. Includes the final image of the machine being switched off, a non-technical biography, and an audio copy of a 1994 radio report.
   http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/coffee/coffee.html

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81417&page=1
ABCNEWS.com: Plug Pulled on Web's Historic Coffeepot Open in a new browser window
   Report by Leela Jacinto, looking at the coffeepot's practicality, invention, and rise to fame.
   http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81417&page=1
http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/asithappens/STEAM/webcam_030701.html
CBC Radio - Pulling the Plug on World's First Webcam Open in a new browser window
   Mary Lou's interview with Quentin Stafford-Fraser, in RealAudio format.
   http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/asithappens/STEAM/webcam_030701.html
http://www.conway.com/ssinsider/webpick/wp010319.htm
Demise of Early Online Star (a Coffee Machine) Puts Web's Evolution in Perspective Open in a new browser window
   History of the coffee machine, covering the reasons for its invention, its impact on the web, and its demise.
   http://www.conway.com/ssinsider/webpick/wp010319.htm
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42254,00.html
Farewell, Seminal Coffee Cam (Wired) Open in a new browser window
   Reuters report announcing the end of the coffee pot webcam.
   http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42254,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,447723,00.html
Guardian Unlimited - Plug Pulled on Web's Historic Coffee Pot Open in a new browser window
   Report on the announcement that the first webcam was going to be taken offline, and a brief history of it.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,447723,00.html
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pwatson/
Philip Watson's Home Page Open in a new browser window
   Includes an MPEG of the coffee pot, assembled by taking a snapshot of the machine every five minutes, for a day.
   http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pwatson/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/08/01/do_you_want_to_own/
The Register: Do you Want to Own the Trojan Room Coffee Pot? Open in a new browser window
   Article discussing the sale of the coffee pot on eBay.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/08/01/do_you_want_to_own/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/07/worlds_first_webcam_coffee_pot/
The Register: World's First Webcam Coffee Pot to be Scrapped Open in a new browser window
   Article discussing the reasoning behind the coffee pot camera, its history, and its end.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/07/worlds_first_webcam_coffee_pot/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot
Wikipedia: Trojan Room coffee pot Open in a new browser window
   Encyclopedia article with history and sitings in popular culture.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot

Last Updated: 2007-10-20 13:30:35