|
 | | Re: IR (formally 6.8nF cap)
|
| there's not really a big diff in the performance of the ir sensors given 38 or 40 khz. so either is fine, +/- a few khz just doesn't really matter, you have to detune 10 khz or so for it to matter. there is an issue whereby there are two different (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| |
| 
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | handyboard@media.mit.edu is no longer!
|
| hi everyone, todd lehman and i have completed the transition from handyboard@media.mit.edu to LUGNET. we moved 233 addresses from the MIT list to LUGNET delivery. apparently 7 of you were on both lists at once -- getting double messages. here's (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | announcing the Handy Cricket!
|
| (a little late for X-mas, but maybe in time for New Year's...) As many of you know, when I was at MIT one of the last things I worked on (from 1996 to 2000, actually) was a tiny robotics controller called the Cricket. In May, 2001, I obtained rights (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | announcing handyboard.com !
|
| Dear Handy Boarders, I'd like to officially announce some changes in the Handy Board world. First, I've left MIT. My last day of work was August 31, 2000. I'm don't have a new job yet, and I'm not sure when (or if) I'll have a normal job. (I do have (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | re: Brainstorms
|
| Thanks Stef Mientki for pointing me to this great thread you guys have going. People may wish to take a look at the Cricket work I've been doing the last five years. The Cricket system a modular brain & sensors & actuators construction kit along the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
|
| Ok... I'm a newbie to newsgroups, and I have the Mindstorms. Been looking for something like this for a while but never figured out how to do it. In fact I'm still not sure how I got OutLookExpress to do this. If anyone can help me I'd be greatly (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | Re: space shuttle technic set cost?
|
| Good deal!!! I got the Giagantic Robot Set (8277) for 1/2 price ($19.99) at TRU last week. Was opened "w/a few missing parts". All that was missing were a few beams but the rest makes great parts. (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | RTL and Outlook Express
|
| No matter what I've tried everytime I try to use RTL it defaults to the Lugnet section on my Outlook Express. Obviously it's NOT there. What am I doing wrong? Need help real bad here, please.... ;( (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | Re: RTL and Outlook Express
|
| Dang-fiddle-$#*@!!%&#!@!! I added the new account, news.virgin.net ... It did the download and there were NO newsgroups listed at all. I did it just like you said but nothing is there at all, nada, zip, caput. HELP!! ps... Thanks for replying. you (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | Re: CdS Light Sensor
|
| Hmmm.... Now I'm gonna have to go thru the whole Mouser CD to find all the parts to import into Mindstorms. The CD is available from Mouser Electronics, e-mail them and ask for the latest catalog on CD. It's a great cross refferance tool for any (...) (26 years ago, 24-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| | Re: sensor connectors
|
| 2 pins are power and 2 are ground. It's made that way so the connector can go in several ways. You can reverse motor direction just by turning the power connector at either end. LegoCork@aol.com (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
|
| |
|
fred
(score: 1.044)
|
