CHEAP THRILL Want to try desktop videoconferencing, but you're put off by the cost of $1,000 or more per station? Consider the new $150 VideoPhone from Connectix (800 950-5880). It consists of software and a black-and-white camera the size of a baseball that sits on your monitor and allows conferencing over a local-area network or the Internet. An ISDN or other fast telecom connection is a prerequisite. The video quality is a bit coarse, and a low frame rate causes motion to appear jerky. But overall, the performance is remarkable at the price. A future software revision will allow Windows and Macintosh versions to work together.

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