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Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Dream
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lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 11 Jan 2001 10:47:39 GMT
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Asher Kobin writes:
> > Microsoft & LEGO form partnership. From:
> > http://www.lego.com/info/pressspecific.asp?PressReleaseId=154&Year=2001
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> Here's a similar press release at the M$ site:
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/jan01/01-10legopr.asp
What should we expect from this?
- Current RCX switching on will become a boot procedure lasting at least 2
minutes.
- Same for switching off.
- Attaching sensors and motors will require at least one reboot. This until
a new plug&play version will be out, able to properly recognize (sometimes )
the sensors. When it fails, and will do, we'll have to manually install the
sensor drivers, being sure to download the latest sensor drivers from the M$
site.
- New RCX will have a larger display to display error messages, and 6 new
buttons marked Abort, Retry, Ignore and Ctr,Alt,Del.
- Every 15 days M$ will release a new patch - sorry I meant Service Pack -
that will make the system malfunctions more complex and will introduce some
new ones.
- To get your RCX communicate with other RCXs we'll have to buy the Server
version of the software, and a Client license for every connected RCX.
- Software upgrades won't be free anymore.
Just joking.
I hope :-)
Ciao
Mario
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