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NEWS UPDATE FEB 25 , 2000
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KEN DUNHAM AND LGS INSTALL FIRST of the iMac COMPUTERS
AND SONY and SITEZAP CAMERAS AT RACE ROCKS
computers at Race Rocks computers at Race Rocks computers at Race Rocks computers at Race Rocks
Chris Blondeau and Mike Slater unload the first iMac at Race Rocks Docks. Three iMacs were eventually installed to carry the three live video streams. Ken Dunham , Kevin and Robin carry the first iMac that will process images from the camera. Ken and Robin with the goodies.. Ken with first iMac on the steps of the science center- (now the most southerly point in Western Canada with an iMac running live streaming video!! )
computers at Race Rocks
computers at Race Rocks
NOTE : By 4:00 PM. today, Feb. 25, 2000, the first live images came up in QuickTime on a computer in the marine biology lab at Lester B. Pearson College. It is hard to adequately express enough our deep appreciation to all those who have worked especially hard this week to get things working well ahead of schedule.
Kevin of LGS setting up the Site Zap camera in its temporary position for testing. Robin Ashmore of LGS on the iMac in the set up process. Robin has worked at a fast pace to reconfigure the sitezap camera and the system to get it working for this application.
  • --Aengus MacIntosh and his team from LGS for the camera and computer configurations,
  • --the crew from Telus and Glentel for the radio and antenna installation
  • --Ken Dunham our alumni from year 9 who flew out from Ontario to perform his networking wizardry at the college and Race Rocks,
For all your efforts we are particularly grateful.The beautiful live streaming video of waves breaking on Race Rocks that is coming through this afternoon to the college network makes this collaborative process incredibly worthwhile.

Garry Fletcher,
Educational Director of racerocks.com
Faculty member, Lester B. Pearson College
  • --Angus Matthews, for looking after the logistics, photography and last minute problems and solutions,
  • --Mike Slater for his work installing the conduits on the island and
  • --Chris Blondeau for the boat transport logistics among many other things.
  • --Don Nixon for his expertise in a difficult system wiring job.

VIDEO, I-MAC UP AND RUNNING
The first camera, along with the I-mac required to run it, were also brought out to the island. The team hooked up all of the equipment out on the rock, and completed set-up of the LAN. On Friday, the first remote video feed from Race Rocks was displayed on a computer in the Pearson biology lab. The transmission from Race Rocks to the campus is running at 98-99%, in spite of the project being several days ahead of schedule. Any scepticism as to the site being on-line in time for the March 11 deadline were proved unfounded, as all of the components necessary for live video transmission were up and running by the 26th of February. Peter Seem(LBPC)
opening day Proceed to the Opening Day for racerocks.com
network at RR This reference details the completed network installed at Race Rocks and at Pearson College
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