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Re: Modular Connect 4 robots?
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Date: 
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:05:37 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Bruce Sheridan wrote:
Oh, I remember, we’re strongly independent and we encourage innovative and
unique solutions to a problem. How many times have you argued that exact point?

Because in this game, Bruce, there are a lot of people who won't be able to do
the software part at all.  Breaking apart the software AND hardware doesn't
discourage any innovative or unique solutions.  You can have a really cool way
of scanning the board AND a really novel pattern search algorithm, if you're
extra bright at both.

Give me an example of a unique solution which could not be broken down into a
mechanism RCX and a logic RCX.

Calum



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  Re: Modular Connect 4 robots?
 
(...) Isn't that the reason we chose this game...because somebody wanted to do something more software oriented? Didn't we all say that the actual mechanical part would be reasonably simple and the challenge was the programming. So, if we're not (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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  Re: Modular Connect 4 robots?
 
(...) Gee...I wonder why we don't do that for every game? Oh, I remember, we’re strongly independent and we encourage innovative and unique solutions to a problem. How many times have you argued that exact point? (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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