Need webcam advice for older Powerbook

Hello!
I've had my G4 aluminum Powerbook for about 5 or 6 years, and it is a wonderful machine. I recently upgraded to Tiger. I connect to the Internet wirelessly through Airport and a router connected to my husband's desktop G4.
I am having a bit of trouble figuring out how to accomplish one thing: I'd like to set up a webcam at home on my machine to watch my dogs while I'm at work (on a PC). I understand the iSight is no longer available, and Apple tells me it has a lovely Logitech Quickcam Ultra Vision that will allow me to chat with video. But I don't think chat will work work: I want a streaming video to come from my webcam that I can access through the Internet at work.
First, is this possible, given my set-up. And second, would the Logitech work and with what software?
Many thanks for your wise advice.

Here are two fantastic resources for you.
1) Macam, which has a list of ALL compatible webcams with Mac OS X, via USB
[http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/cameras/index.php]
2) iChatUSB, which is a software/plug-in that also lets you use certain webcams
[http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/configs.html]
There's also this one:
[http://www.ioxperts.com/dcam.html]
Message was edited by: Pismo 900
The best one I've tried out so far, but returned because I didn't really need it after all (it was for a short-term project at work, and then after the project was shelved, I returned the webcam to the, er, shelves. Ha ha) is the Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro.
It has built-in support and you don't need third party extensions. The clarity is great! Crystal clear images, both video and stills. It has a Carl Zeiss lens, if I remember correctly. And it works right out of the box.
Just be careful to get the right model number. There is a note of this on those first two sites above. A note about an earlier version (part no.) but same box could mean the difference between it working and not working. Something about UVC compliance.

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