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| (...) NeXT Software was the company, NeXTcube and NeXTstation were the two machines, and NeXTSTEP was the OS. After Apple acquired NeXT (it's more the other way around, actually), a lot of the NeXTSTEP features carried over into Mac OS X, such as (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) Is the RCX.NET project's name technically a trademark violation? I just started working with José David Parra on a redesign of his original namespace, so now maybe he'll have to rename it, too. :) What's LEGO's position on code namespaces, (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) I've never used LNPd, but since it's old enough to have "legOS" as its first letter, then it must support the serial IR tower. If no one else has info for you, you might consider buying one. Pitsco sells it new for $31.00: (URL) can get them (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) Or with a GameBoy Advance with the wireless link peripheral (uses Bluetooth). It's not a common piece of hardware, but some of the newer Pokemon games come with it. I think about 15 games support it currently. Anyway, my GBA is one thing I'll (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) You forget LEGO already did that with the Scout in the Robotics Discovery Set. But perhaps it was too limited for people to want to buy it. If the NXT has a memory expansion slot inside it that would satisfy quite a few people I think. (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) Do you mean machine code (binary) or assembly language? I first learned assembly language programming on a MIPS chip (RISC). I've also done it on a Motorola 68HC11 (a microcontroller), and I've written both pure machine code and assembly (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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jordan, bradford
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) Besides trying to hack the USB port to make it a host (which seems more unlikely the more I read), and besides trying to use Bluetooth to talk to my Gameboy Advance (and vice-versa), I'd also like to tackle something like the RCX.NET project. (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) I'm talking about stuff like this: (URL) for the start-up pack, which is for eight paired students. The Team Challenge with USB set is $200, and you get four of them. That's still just $800, so there's another $450 worth of stuff. 4 extra (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) They also seem to have pulled the 2.0 kits out of the store completely. That's even more surprising. (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) You mean like one of these? ;) (URL) (...) I've read the replies to this post, but I'll respond here. As far as the cable is concerned, the plug type is irrelevant; it's just a standard. The real determination of "master" and "slave" happens (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) That probably just means it will have 1. a more powerful programming environment, just like the ROBOLAB software in the Mindstorms for Schools sets is better than the RCX Code software that ships with Mindstorms 2.0 sets. 2. specific sets for (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) (URL) The Ghost communication stack and API would have to be implemented in the NXT. That's actually what I meant when I said "driver." A custom driver for the tower would probably have to be written for the tower to run from within the NXT. I (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) I thought of this yesterday. If I end up as one of the 100 people who get it early, I'll connect a LEGO USB tower to the NXT USB port and see if I can get the NXT to control the tower. I assume I'll need a USB type-A to type-B converter. As (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) WOAH. I don't think I'll gear it up at all. This thing's speed is now insane! The sound it makes is actually frightening. (19 years ago, 19-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| (...) Hmmmm. I have but one of the ungeared 9V motors, and I'm using it in a ball pump, but I will try swapping motors. If I geared it up just a bit to handle the 90 degree angle (8-tooth gear to 24-tooth crown gear), do you think that would be (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| Update: there are now two motors driving this thing. They each have an 8 tooth gear that turn a 40-tooth gear placed between them -- instant torque, but less output speed. I put another 40-tooth gear on the same axle as that one and connect that (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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| I thought of something else. I'm testing this thing with an RCX, and could it be that as the batteries get weaker the motor loses power, which makes stalls even more dangerous? (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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jordan, bradford
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