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Date:      Thu, 17 Dec 1998 18:18:29 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Richard Sather <unclemib@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: hardware suggestions 
Message-ID:  <199812180218.SAA00628@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 17 Dec 1998 20:04:02 %2B0800." <199812171204.UAA13428@mermaid.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> 

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> 	anyone out there have any suggestions for the following:
> 
> 	a video camera/framegrabber - something i can hook to a FreeBSD
> 	box and grab mono/color images at 1-10 fps.

Get a BT848-based card and a cheap secondhand VCR for probably best 
results.  Most of the other stuff around is junk, or our support is 
poor.

> 	wireless lan hardware - i need to broadcast images to a receiving
> 	station located inside a 500m radius.

Wavelan.  Leigh recommended Ross Chiswell; I second that, if you're in 
WA Ross is The Man.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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