= Trojan Room coffee pot
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The Trojan Room coffee pot was a coffee pot in a computer lab at the University of Cambridge that became famous for being the first web cam. Installed in 1991, it was set up to allow researchers to monitor the coffee level in the pot without having to physically check it. The camera streamed images of the coffee pot over the internet, making it possible for people to see whether there was coffee available from their computers.
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