# Ruby vs flash: hardware

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ruby-vs-flash-hardware/320238>\
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**Created:** [March 17, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ruby-vs-flash-hardware/320238 "2011-03-17T18:20:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ruby-vs-flash-hardware/320238/1 "2011-03-17T18:20:02Z")

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Can ruby interact with your computer (ie webcam) in the same way that Flash can?

That’s basically the whole question.