Re: Quickcam VCt

Michael L. Galbraith (mikeg@weiden.de)
Mon, 13 Apr 1998 19:00:39 +0200 (MET DST)


On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Thomas Davis wrote:

> Alan Cox wrote:
> >
> > The Colour quickcam and VC are not compatible, and trying to get VC docs
> > out of Connectix has been fruitless so far.
> >
>
> And believe me, for the cost of a BT848 card & camera, if you are
> serious about video, FORGET TOTALLY ABOUT THE CONNECTIX products.
>
> They are badly designed for a Unix system; they was designed for a non
> multi-tasking, low cost system (ie, Win95/MacOS) (ie, the Quickcam is a
> polled only hardware, and is capable of only 1-15 frames per second,
> depending on resolution & color/greyscale depth)
>
> My suggestion: Take the quickcam back, and get a refund.
>

Out of curiosity, exchange it for what if you want a cam for play with.

-Mike

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