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| I agree with Laurentino. I am very impressed with the Cybermaster. I was also originally worried that it had been trimmed down, but the more I experiment with it, I realise that the only loss is possibly the more advanced sensors. I now see the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Lego Mindstorms on Mac using Virtual PC?
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| One thing that might be hampering you is the cabling. The cable that comes with the Mindstorms kit is a null modem cable in the sense that the RX and TX lines are swapped. (Hense the two female connectors). I haven't checked to see if any of the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego Mindstorms on Mac using Virtual PC?
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| I'm new to this list, so forgive me if this has been discussed before. Has anyone managed to get the Lego Mindstorms software/hardware to work on a Mac using Virtual PC? It seems this should be possible, but the cables I currently have to convert (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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mindstorms, firmware
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| | RE: Spririt.ocx / Cybermaster
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| The firmware is the program that controls the RCX unit. You should go to the lego mindstorms web page (www.legomindstorms.com) and look for the documentation for programming with the Spirit.ocx. It lists the commands that are used by the RCX and the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: more Mindstorms FAQ
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| (...) Just for comparison, here is the rough outline that was discussed a long time ago but that nobody followed through on: I. Building A. Bodies B. Legs C. Wheels D. Arms E. Bumpers F. Etc. II. Programming A. General Programming Concepts B. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Three cheers for Dave Baum !!! !!! !!!
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| In article <F525IC.As6@lugnet.com>, Jim Moran <lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com> writes (...) How long does a firmware download take with RCXCC and with Mindstorms software? Please could somebody time it, as I have just got my QBasic download program (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Three cheers for Dave Baum !!! !!! !!!
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| Yes. Great stuff Dave and Mark ! We built a tracked robot and find the "remote control" utilizing the joystick (version 2.0 of RCXCC) to be just as cool as programming it to run autonomously. I am amazed at how well the IR tower communicates at all (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX Command Center version 2.0 now available
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| RCX COMMAND CENTER ===...=== I am happy to announce Version 2.0 of the RCX Command Center. Version 2.0 is a major improvement over Version 1.0 with many new and extended features. RCX Command Center is a Windows (95, 98, NT) program that assist you (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Working around the 3 output limitation
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| This is a little ramble on the subject. The ideas in the later posts of this thread are in my opinion what Lego **is**. It is innovation in the face of "limited" options. It is creativity and problem solving. When I bought my Mindstorms it said (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Help! Can't talk to IR Tower with Mac w/nqcc!
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| I thought so too. I did have the RCX on at the time. I also checked out the full communications tonight by downloading the firmware using Mindstorms. (A PC @ work is temporarily housing the sw!) so I know that everything else works. This is driving (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Help! Can't talk to IR Tower with Mac w/nqcc! [DAT]
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| I bought Mindstorms and downloaded nqcc to talk to the RCX, but I can't seem to get connected. I created a cable (actually its a bunch of cables strung together) and confirmed the wiring. I (ultimately) have the following: Mac IR (Male connector) 1 (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | legOS-0.1.5 released
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| Good morning everybody, legOS-0.1.5 is now available from (URL) is replacement firmware for the LEGO Mindstorms RCX, offering a wide range of features such as memory management, multitasking and device drivers. legOS applications can be written in (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Star Wars Mindstorms = True
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| (...) The text says: "LEGO Systems Inc. showed off updated versions of its MindStorms robot systems with enhanced processors." Seems to me that: Enhanced processors = new hardware with new firmware. PS: I hope you let us know what LEGO is up to (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Star Wars Mindstorms = True
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| (...) That article makes us believe that at least concerning LEGO, the MindStorms and CyberMaster sets were only the beginning of something much much bigger. I guess this list will never run out of topic, nor all those hackers out there out of (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Robotics sub-groups
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| (...) I am uncertain about the first of your five suggestions. It is not clear to me which topics you think should go under "lugnet.robotics.rcx". If this is for discussing RCX firmware, I can see the idea, but general RCX related issues should stay (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Gordon's Brick Programmer Version 1.4.2
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| Hi Jim, (...) The basic Mindstorms software does not fully exploit the programming model made available via the Spirit OCX. It imposes tight limits on program complexity and does not provide access to all of the features implemented by the standard (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Memory
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| (...) No that's no good, people might think the RCX is completely useless. What's the difference between an engineer and a marketroid? The Engineer knows when he's lying. ObLego: When is this book due to come out? what's in it? The Mindstorms (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A new editor for RCX program
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| What is RCX command? RCX command is a program editor for the Lego © RCX programmable brick. Using RCX command, you can build programs, and download them to the RCX. You can also send immediate command (ex. PlaySystemSound, or PBTurnOff). You can (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms in 1999
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| (...) I disagree. Internationalizing PC software is way easier than internationalizing embedded software with its inherent space constraints. To provide Suaheli software for RCX control is just to include another string table and set of (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC v. LegOS
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| (...) NQC's primary advantage over LegOS is that it's easier to install and operate. LegOS requires a lot more "stuff" that people just wanting to play with the RCX probably wouldn't care that much about. LegOS's primary advantage, on the other (...) (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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