View a USB Camera on my Mini from my MacBook

I have an older Mini, intel 2ghz, that I have a Logitech Quick Cam Vision Pro hooked up to. It is kind of spare now that the last larva went off to the big U. I want to remotely view the video on my MacBook or iMac to monitor weather & view outside. It has wonderful HD capabilities, I live in the high mountains, so the view is great as a feed. My problem is I cannot find a software package to view the video on one with another within the network. I know something has to exist, but I cannot seem to define the search down narrowly enough to not get a bunch of view it on my iPhone or security camera stuff.

Another trick that has worked for more than a decade is to plug in a still camera that has an LCD viewfinder. The image in the viewfinder now becomes a video camera on the computer. When you move the camera, the viewfinder image changes. That same motion is what turns a still camera into a video camera. All you need is the software on your laptop to see the video feed from your camera.

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