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Top: Computers: Internet: History: The Trojan Room Coffee Machine (10)

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Computers: Internet: On the Web: Webcams: Indoors: Office (6)
Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: Europe: United Kingdom: England: University of Cambridge: Departments and Programs: School of Technology: Computer Laboratory (3)

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The Trojan Room Coffee Machine *Cool Site* - The official site. Includes the final image of the machine being switched off, a non-technical biography, and an audio copy of a 1994 radio report.
Demise of Early Online Star (a Coffee Machine) Puts Web's Evolution in Perspective - History of the coffee machine, covering the reasons for its invention, its impact on the web, and its demise.
Philip Watson's Home Page - Includes an MPEG of the coffee pot, assembled by taking a snapshot of the machine every five minutes, for a day.
Wikipedia: Trojan Room coffee pot - Encyclopedia article with history and sitings in popular culture.
The Register: Do you Want to Own the Trojan Room Coffee Pot? - Article discussing the sale of the coffee pot on eBay.
ABCNEWS.com: Plug Pulled on Web's Historic Coffeepot - Report by Leela Jacinto, looking at the coffeepot's practicality, invention, and rise to fame.
CNN.com - Web Coffee Pot Goes off the Boil - Article on the origins, history, and demise of the coffee machine.
Farewell, Seminal Coffee Cam (Wired) - Reuters report announcing the end of the coffee pot webcam.
Guardian Unlimited - Plug Pulled on Web's Historic Coffee Pot - Report on the announcement that the first webcam was going to be taken offline, and a brief history of it.
The Register: World's First Webcam Coffee Pot to be Scrapped - Article discussing the reasoning behind the coffee pot camera, its history, and its end.