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Re: mindstorms NXT
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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:17:44 GMT
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Just out of interest, who'd going to sell their old Mindstorms stuff.
According to the Wired article, the new NXT series sets won't be
compatible with the old Mindstorms stuff which is a bit alarming. It
makes me wonder if it is worth holding onto the old stuff or trying to
recoup some value from it now.
Having said all this, the new NXT looks superb. Three, count 'em, three
motors with built in rotation sensors!! and and ultrasound sensor. Don't
even get me started on BlueTooth connectivity!
The wait until August 2006 is going to be very very long!
Allen.
Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.announce, Lee Magpili wrote:
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> > check out www.mindstorms.com/press
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> > whaaa!!
> > LeE
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> Wow! Very cool! I want two to start with!
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> Kev
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| (...) My main worry is that the programming interfaces for the new and the old systems won't be able to co-exist on the same computer system, so if you want to use your old RCX you have to program it on different PC from the one you use for the new (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Not me. From the press release it looks like this new NXT is going to outclass the RCX, but that doesn't mean I won't play with the "old" stuff a whole lot as well - I've not come near the limits of it as yet (I'm fine tuning my 3T robot as I (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| If this new sensor interface indeed is digital and indeed has an "open" protocol, there will soon enough be some eletronics engineer designing an interface or a multiplexer for the old sensors... Lego won't be the one providing that interface, I (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Yeah it woulda been nice if the new one had IR as well and be able to control the "legacy" bricks. I'm sure the old ones will find a myriad of uses doing simpler jobs like moving cows heads on train layouts ;) (...) Well, I hope they are also (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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