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Hi...<div><br></div><div>When you all figure out the best way to get a microscope running on the XO and the best one to get for the best possible price, be sure to let me know. I want to get one to have in the OLPC booth at SCaLE 9X.</div><div><br></div><div>Caryl</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. Cherry... are you and your family still planning to come to CA for Disneyland and SCaLE?<br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:03:43 -0800<br>From: cwithers@ekindling.org<br>To: curiouslee@gmail.com<br>CC: health@lists.laptop.org<br>Subject: Re: [Health] $30 microscope<br><br>Mike, <br><br>I just ordered mine from Amazon. But we were discussing this on our Squeakland meeting today <br>and wondering if you've tried this on the XO 1.0 as well and if you've tried other brands?<br>The Digimicro is hovering around $37-$45 at Amazon (without shipping and tax). Where have you found<br>
them for $30? <br><br>Thank you for your help!<br>--Cherry <br><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Mike Lee <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:curiouslee@gmail.com">curiouslee@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
I ordered this Digimicro 1.3mp USB microscope and it arrived from<br>
China today. I was able to pretty easily get it running on an XO-1.5<br>
in Gnome. Photos and details here:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/5188951606/in/photostream/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/5188951606/in/photostream/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/5188951710/in/photostream/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/5188951710/in/photostream/</a><br>
<br>
Here's the reference I used for the installation:<br>
<a href="http://www.stealthcopter.com/blog/2010/03/digimicro-200x-zooming-usb-digital-microscope-in-ubuntu-linux/" target="_blank">http://www.stealthcopter.com/blog/2010/03/digimicro-200x-zooming-usb-digital-microscope-in-ubuntu-linux/</a><br>
<br>
Mike<br>
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On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Beth Santos <<a href="mailto:beth@waveplace.org">beth@waveplace.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Interesting microscope I found via Woot! today:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.suntekstore.com/1-3-mega-pixel-led-usb-digital-microscope-video-camera-10x__-230x-.html?&utm_source=woot&utm_medium=paid&utm_content=deals&utm_campaign=s0003" target="_blank">http://www.suntekstore.com/1-3-mega-pixel-led-usb-digital-microscope-video-camera-10x__-230x-.html?&utm_source=woot&utm_medium=paid&utm_content=deals&utm_campaign=s0003</a><br>
><br>
> For less than a solar panel you could be sending one or more of these out<br>
> with every deployment...<br>
><br>
> Beth<br>
><br>
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