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Subject: 
So I got this NXT thingy....
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:29:42 GMT
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Got it last night, didn't do much to it besides rip open the box and put some
battries in it to hear the 'on' sound (miss the old 'beep beep' of the RCX, but
that's neither here nor there...)

Today I installed NXT software, update firmware, and then start toying around
with it.

First thing, build a distance displayer to check out the ultrasonic sensor.

Took me a bit, but I'm getting the hang of these blocks and data line
thingies...

And so my 200 dollar NXT is now a glorified electronic tape measure.

So there you are.

Dave



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  Re: So I got this NXT thingy....
 
(...) One of my favorites is turning a pair of NXTs into a $500USD remote control car, that I won't take out in the snow. (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: So I got this NXT thingy....
 
(...) BTW, you can change the "on" sound. If you replace the !startup.rso file with another .rso, you'll get the new sound. And, on this page, there's a program that will convert a .wav file to a .rso file... (URL) all you need is a recording of the (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: So I got this NXT thingy....
 
First build--the AlphaRex The bad--the instructions have the 'rubber' foot non slippy thing on one side but not the other. I found that the 'bot walks better when there's rubber on both feet. someone'll probably tell me that's it's missing for (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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