Hi All,
RE: Intel Play QX3 Digital Computer Microscope
Since Pato Acevedo confirmed that the QX3 microscope works with linux and Etoys
I decided to go ahead and get one from Ebay (total with shipping was about
$25). It should arrive in plenty of time for SCaLE and for all of you to help
me get it working!
While Mary Lou Jepson's jury-rigged lenses-to-microscope experiment sounds
intriguing and inexpensive, I don't think it will meet the needs of real life
students studying real life biological specimens. The only problem with the
QX3 is that it is no longer made, so other choices would need to be found.
This is mostly for proof of concept.
Thanks for all of your help and suggestions. I'll be back in about a week,
full of "how to" questions.
Caryl
From: carol...@solutiongrove.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:43:37 -0500
Subject: Re: [IAEP] Need to find usb Microscope under $50 for XO
To: patitoacev...@hotmail.com; cbige...@hotmail.com
Cool!! Is that in eToys? I do have one. :)
Can we post this back to the lAEP?
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Pato Acevedo <patitoacev...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi Caroline:
The microscope qx3 working fine in linux. Look this image
http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/uploads/3765/microscope.png
Pato Acevedo
From: carol...@solutiongrove.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:49:41 -0500
To: cbige...@hotmail.com
CC: iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org; hea...@lists.laptop.org; support-g...@laptop.org
Subject: Re: [IAEP] Need to find usb Microscope under $50 for XO
Caryl,
Intel sold the microscope to Digital Blue:
http://store.digiblue.com/Digital_Blue_s/27.htm
http://store.digiblue.com/QX5_Computer_Microscope_for_PC_p/db12013.htm
But I don't think they are actually manufacturing them. I worked on a project
to make an educational website that went with the microscope but I think they
had quality problems with manufacturing and a business opportunity with disney
and the microscope just wasn't a priority for the company.
The microscope used a propriety driver and software. Even if you get one off of
ebay I am doubtful you can get it work on Linux. I don't think they ever got
it working on a mac.
Cheers,Caroline
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi All...
Has anyone tried an "Intel Play QX3 Digital Computer Mocroscope like this one
on an XO?
http://bit.ly/eu1iPh
It is mentioned in this very old link:
http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/etoys/2006-October/000158.html
It is no longer manufactured, but there are some available at ebay (as shown
above).
I would really like to get some kind of usb microscope that could be used with
the XO to have at SCaLE 9X at the end of this month and to explore features for
the water/health lessons some of us are working on for Haiti.
Cherry Withers has ordered a microscope, but it is currently backordered and
probably won't arrive in time for SCaLE.
Has anyone else used one with an XO? If so, what kind? Where is it available?
Is it plug-n-play or do you need to install software? Anything else I should
know?
I really don't want to use one that relies on the XO computer camera to
function.
Thanks,
Caryl
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