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    RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow! —Bruce Sheridan
   (...) How big is that succker going to be? How many batteries will it take? Where will they fit all those ports (is that 41 motor ports AND 41 sensor ports?) What kind of a contest would use something like that? Bruce (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
   
        Re: RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow! —Ross Crawford
     (...) 48 x 48 studs, with colour TFT display..... mmmmmmmm..... (...) As many as you can afford? (...) Oh no they'll all be multi-purpose, assignable to either input or output, or a combination LOL (...) A Big A$$ one. ROSCO (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
    
         Re: RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow! —Dan Boger
     (...) Pft. I'll run off a cold fusion reactor, fueled by tap water. Batteries. Pft, I say! (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow! —Calum Tsang
     (...) rtlToronto28: The Industrial Automation PLC Is Normal rtlToronto34: Show Me the Digital Flight Control System! rtlToronto52: A Theatre Lighting Controller Too Far Calum (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
    
         Re: RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow! —David Koudys
     (...) I don't think this'll be a good idea--any mention of "flight control software" this could land the builder with a visit from the local authorities... (URL) news article) Ahh, Americans--gotta love 'em... oh wait, maybe this should have been (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
    
         Re: RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow! —Iain Hendry
     (...) It just confirms how glad I am I live in Canada when I read junk like that. Holy crap. Iain (States got da coasters, but we got da flats!) PS - Probably no robot from me for marbles (surprise surprise), but I have a good reason and it's a long (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow! —Steve Hassenplug
   (...) I heard it was going to use Blue Tooth technology, and allow you to connect 256 I/O devices wirelessly. The actual controller fits into a 2x2 plate, and runs on 1 lithium battery. It has a 1ghz processor, and 1gb ROM. Someone else said it has (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
 

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