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Re: So I got this NXT thingy....
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Fri, 2 Mar 2007 03:49:12 GMT
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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 turing or
something, biut I find it works better all around with both...
Anyway, the good--fun just making your own programs. Sandy and I right now are
listening to him snoring away, yet wehn we move towers him he wakes up and says
hello.
k, this is sorta fun
studless construction--it's a 'brave new world' that i shudda got used to years
ago. eh, whatever.
alpha'll stay together for a bit--i'll try to figure out something 'davish' to
build.
Bottom line--good buy. out of the box it isn't as easy as the RCX but i'll get
used to it
so there you are.
Dave K
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| (...) That's the largest barrier for me with that NXT...studless construction. I know there are studless converts here (Iain, JohnG, Ivan) but for me, I find it really difficult. It's like Chris and programming in C. (...) Actually, I think the NXT (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | So I got this NXT thingy....
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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 (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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