[ale] X10 Cameras and Linux?

[Keith R. Watson]

At 02:01 PM 3/23/2003 -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote:


>I'm in the process of wiring my house with Various X10 components form
>smarthome.com.  One thing I'd like to do is put a couple cameras with or
>without sound where I can watch my boys and feed a slow stream into a
>server, preferably one running a web server, etc.
>
>   Has anyone done anything like this or used a wireless/X10 camera with
>a Linux box for remote monitoring of the cameras?  I'm looking for a
>good cheap starter set or such preferably.
>
>Robert
>
>:wq!
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Robert,

Most people are not aware that X10 type cameras can be monitored by anyone 
with a receiver. People have been known to get really upset when they find 
out they have been broadcasting private family life the local neighborhood.

keith
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Keith R. Watson                        GTRI/ITD
Systems Support Specialist III         Georgia Tech Research Institute
keith.watson at gtri.gatech.edu           Atlanta, GA  30332-0816
404-894-0836

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