Is there a CCD Camera for older laptops?

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

What would be recommended (and still available) to meet these criteria.

New would be great but I accept second hand
USB1 or serial or parallel port connection
Runs on Windoze 98 with only 64 meg of ram
Mono/colour (prefer mono) CCD/CMOS with small to medium format (6mm-12mm though larger would be great)
gain near unity or lower (0.5e-/ADU)
Not necessarily cooled. (not being used for "pretty" imaging" but cooled would be nice)
Max exposure 30-60sec (longer would be fine)

now the crunch.....

for a couple of hundred bucks.

Come on...make my day

[iceman (Mike)]

ToUcam 900nc.

You can get mono replacement chips for the ToUcam, if you really want mono.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Do you mean a modded one?
The chip is probably a bit small in a ToUcam, but it might work. Will it run on 64 meg?

[iceman (Mike)]

No, not a modded one. You can get a repacement B&W chip for a normal ToUcam.

64meg, I dunno. I think you'll be struggling with anything.

[h0ughy (David)]

paul, why wouldnt the older lappy run a dsi pro? just add a usb2 pcmia card?

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

DSI needs min 98 mb Ram, I have used it with 256 and USB1 it is still abit dodgy.

[Terry B]

My genesis CCD which is a version of the Audine camera runs on an old win98 P233 with no problem. It is just a bit more expensive. An second hand ST7 parallel version might be just what is needed. Fits the bill perfectly

[rogerg (Roger)]

Lots of the older SBIG parallel cameras would be suitable, they often pop up for sale second hand around the place. For example, ST 237a, ST7's, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if there are Starlight Xpress ones that are suitable too, the older 512xSomething chip ones.

Model numbers/names escape me right now sorry, but there's lots of cameras from that era.

Roger.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

That's nthe sort of thing I'm looking for. Thanks guys.

Keep em coming, I'd like to build up a list.