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(URL) this and the bn.com page are both unofficial at this point. I don't know how they got the info (maybe from scouring addison-wesley's site?) but it is there. The more "official" info (with cover shot, etc.) will be arriving later on. if you (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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watch this space: (URL) cover, etc. should be up soon, as well as other goodies. this one still works, but it is the higher education link: (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) I assume you mean this model: (URL) like the look of it, but I'm not sure what is does. Can it lift, turn and drop? Scott A (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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tentatively March 2001 (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Ben, when will your book be generally available? --Jack Gregory (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I've read an advance copy of this book (thanks Ben!) and recommend it *highly* in fact, I'll be buying 10 of them as soon as they are available, one for me, and one for each of my LEGO Robotics team members. I considered doing that with Dave Baum's (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(URL) just realized that there are some things at the above URL that should be clarified: 1) There are actually 30 robotics projects in the book. Its just that only 16 of them have programs in all 4 programming environments (rcx code, robolab, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(URL) :) (...) And then there is my book, Creative Projects (...) advanced (...) THE (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I wouldn't say it's withering per say, it's more like it never really grew. It's whopping 400 bytes of user memory REALLY hampers it's abilities. Plus it's locked into it's current firmware and with it's limited ports it's destined to be a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.books)
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(...) It almost seems as if the Scout is "withering on the vine." It's a cool little PBrick but there doesn't seem to be much specifically target at the Scout and the RDS. I have found that many of the models shown in the Mindstorms books can be (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.books)
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(...) My copy of Extreme Mindstorms just arrived and let me tell you, for the advanced inventor it's GREAT! If your into Custom Sensors and out of the way sensors and what not THIS IS THE BOOK. It's written by the leading developers of the RIS's (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Clive Wadham <clive.wadham@talk21.com> wrote in message news:G4yq3H.n4o@lugnet.com... (...) Neither of these appear on the USA Amazon site. I assume you were referring to a UK version? --Jack Gregory (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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(...) It depends what you want from a book! I have a few of them and in my opinion..... "Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms" is a good general intro + loads of good projects and models + loads of NQC "The Unofficial Guide to LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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Ok, which one is the best? Rose Clive Wadham wrote in message ... (...) Action)" (...) Knudsen; (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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(...) The Scout is programmable in the exact same way the RCX is. It's just smaller. All you need is a transmission tower and NQC to do it. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.books)
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(...) Here's a couple - both by Robert Penfold: "Introducing Robotics with Lego Mindstorms"- ISBN 0-835934-2 (get it from Amazon) Lots of VB information "More Advanced Robots with Lego Mindstorms" - sorry, I don't know ISBN (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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here's another (only in Japanese, but construction figures and nqc code are understandable to non-readers of Japanese): Title (English & Japanese) Written in List Price (\) Quantity Amount Jin Sato*s LEGOMindStorms Japanese \1900 1 \1900 TETUJIN (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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Do you know of any books and web sites with building instructions for models that use the Scout? Books and websites for Mindstorms include instructions for models that use the RCX , not the Scout. The Mindstorms Robotics Discovery Set provides a (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.books)
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The following books cover Mindstorms: 1. "Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms (Technology In Action)" by Dave Baum; November 1999 2. "The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots" by Jonathan B. Knudsen; November 1999 3. "Extreme (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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(...) I just came across a few copies of LEGO Mindstorms for Dummies in Borders bookstore in Walpole, MA last Sunday, so I bought one. Haven't read it yet, but I'll post a review once I have. (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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