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| | Re: RIS 2.0 upgrade CD? (part 3805)
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| (...) 2.0 adds new programming features which are mostly noticeable in the graphical programming environment that LEGO supplies. If you're using a different language, though, then the differences will be handled by the compiler. NQC was updated to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.998) |
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.998) |
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| | Re: Multi-RCX Communication
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| (...) legOS allows this with a networking protocol. leJOS allows this if you're willing to work with Jini. Both of these require replacing the firmware with either C or Java. You can build your own networking protocol in any language, really. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, FTX)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.998) |
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| | Re: Brick Separator tutorial
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| (...) Ha! I knew that one! It's especially useful when you have a bunch of tiles grouped together and can't bend whatever's underneath them to pop them off. I like to put tiles between train tracks, for instance, when I'm creating road crossings or (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.build)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.998) |
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.998) |
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| | Re: Yikes!
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| (...) that thing weighs 1984.16 lbs. Almost one ton of LEGO. :D Actually, there's a 120-kilo aluminium* body to hold it together, but still that means there's 780 kilos (1719.6 lbs) of plastic. *In American, that's "aluminum," and 264.55 lbs of it. (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.998) |
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| | Re: New Star Wars (from FBTB)
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| I just want to say that I will be buying the new Millennium Falcon set, the new X-Wing, and the original Falcon, which I still haven't gotten. The reason is that the two new ones are redesigned sets, not re-released sets . . . that's not the same (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.997) |
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.997) |
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| | Re: what is the RCX bios?
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| (...) It's a 16K hard-coded driver. It manages the permanent features of the RCX. From (URL) this page>: High level notes As expected, the ROM contains low-level routines for driving the RCX It controls the on/off/stall signals sent to the motor (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.997) |
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.997) |
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| | Re: 4.5V? 9V? 12V?
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| (...) Buy one of (URL) these> and have at it! (It's 9V, like all new TECHNIC models.) Or get (URL) this kit> (you get extra parts). (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.996) |
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| | RC racer sets
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| LEGO's online store has three RC sets, (URL), (URL) 8369>, and (URL) 8475> (currently unavailable). There's also a Radio Shack exclusive, (URL) 8376>. 8369 is brand new, and its description says "The first LEGO Racers RC car that can conquer the (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.996) |
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| | Shop@Home website
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| Would you please make the clickable images larger? They are only 384x288 pixels, which is pretty small. I want to see super-up-close detail, so give us some higher resolution photos, please! (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.996) |
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| | Re: Shop@Home website
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| (...) That's good to hear. Right after I made the original post on LUGNET I went to the LEGO website and filled in their feedback form, too. So LEGO's getting the comment from two places. (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.995) |
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.994) |
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| | 4512 is great to modify
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| I got a 4512 Cargo Train yesterday. It's my second train set, and I really like it. It derails on tight curves, though, but then you wouldn't expect a cargo train to be flying down the track anyway. I noticed while building the engine that it was (...) (20 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.992) |
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| | Re: Web controlled robot back up and ready!
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| (...) <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 !!!! I just collected three blocks with your robot. Remote control like this is for some reason really cool. I remember looking at your SourceForge page about this a while ago -- Im glad to see it working. One problem I noticed (...) (21 years ago, 28-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.991) |
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.991) |
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| | Re: RCX Communications problems
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| What I would do is give each RCX an internal "name" -- an identifier. When you send a message from the PC, the first part is the identifier. So if robot B gets a message intended for robot A, it should ignore it. And vice versa. The same thing would (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.991) |
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| | Re: RCX Communications problems
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| I obviously didn't read your message very carefully. Sorry. For some reason I was reading it as "how can I control two robots remotely" and not the more specific stuff you're asking. If that acknowledgement protocol you have allows inheritance, then (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| jordan, bradford (score: 2.991) |