Historical update:
During August 2001, the
Computer Lab moved building - from
New Museums Site in central
Cambridge to a new home on the
West Cambridge Campus. The move seemed a good time to
cease supporting the
antiquated hardware which maintained the
coffee cam.
At the time, one of the
early pots - A
broken Krups ProAroma was
auctioned on
Ebay UK. The auction finally closed on
August 11, 2001, the
broken pot being sold for £3,350 ($5000?)! Obviously Internet
nostalgia was worth something!
The
buyer was a
German online magazine (
Der Spiegel Online), who plan to
refurbish the
pot and put it back
online for all to see!