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Re: So I got this NXT thingy....
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Fri, 2 Mar 2007 17:50:58 GMT
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On 2-Mar-07, at 3:30 PM, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
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> > studless construction--it's a 'brave new world' that i shudda got
> > used to years
> > ago. eh, whatever.
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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.
That's what I found at FLL this year too. A lot of teams had NXTs
but didn't end up using them because they found them harder to build
with.
The kids get the idea of stacking blocks one on top of another. It's
a whole other head space when building stud-less. I think the
biggest problem is figuring out where to start.
With studded construction it's easy. You start at the bottom and
work your way up. This isn't always the best approach, but it is
always a reasonable way to start.
With stud-less I haven't found that base starting point yet. My
guess is, it would be a standard set of structural frameworks. But
what those frameworks would be I have know idea.
Allan hurry up and write a book or something.
> > Bottom line--good buy. out of the box it isn't as easy as the RCX
> > but i'll get
> > used to it
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> Actually, I think the NXT itself with the software is a lot easier
> to use than
> the RCX, but that's just me.
I agree with this too. The software and functionality of the NXT is
much better thought out and easier to deal with then the RCX. There
is much more you can do with the base firmware. It's still not
terribly efficient in it's design, but it's definitely easier to work
with.
Derek
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| (...) I have to mention that I have been bulding studless "things" for over a year now and when I started it, I hated it. Didn't seem easy or obvious, no particular way up, and it seemed to need a lot of planning because ripping it apart all the (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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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