[19873] in APO-L
WebCam in December 2000
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Liston Bias)
Wed Jan 6 09:26:39 1999
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:16:11 -0500
Reply-To: Liston Bias <bias@POBOX.COM>
From: Liston Bias <bias@POBOX.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I think the WebCam (or similar) in December 2000 is a great idea. I've
yet to make it to a National Alpha Phi Omega Conference and would like to
get a very small taste of what it is like.
The two readily apparent issues I see are privacy & cost. As far as
privacy goes, I would suggest setting up webpage where only brothers know
the address and even have a username/password combo to get in. Even with
the greatest of security, I'm certain it would be best not to transmit
anything dealing with ritual activities.
As for cost, I think it is unrealistic to use today's pricing structure to
eliminate a propossal 2 years down the road. At my work, we are using
giga backbone technology that was not even available two years ago. In
homes today, users can get ISDN (128K) and Cable Modem (wishfull 10MB) for
less than $40/month which was out of the question two years ago. The best
option for any type of setup would be to get services donated which could
easily put the final cost of project to about $0.
It takes a while for technology issues to run the course in Alpha Phi
Omega. It tooks years just to get to apo.org. I'm not confident that
having a webcam will be embrased by leadership at conference and nationals
this time, but I'm certain it is feasible. In a worst case scenario, set
up a laptop with webcam and 28.8K modem (can you imagine these even being
around in two years) that refreshes a picture of hallway ever minute.
Take Care,
Liston
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