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(...) Hi all - I'm new to this list - why? - I just got my RIS 1.5 last week (RIS 1.0 was never available in Denmark - as far as I know) - someone in RTL asked me for a scan of the new lego's in the RIS 1.5 - so I uploaded a scan here: All bricks: (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Was that a 1.0 or 1.5? I'm hoping it's just the 1.5's, since there are still 1.0's around. I can't believe there wouldn't be an option for wall power (even with a funky idiot connector to prevent overvoltage). What about models that have large (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually, there's a ton of space left in the ROM, I wonder if they ADDED anything useful, like a real OS kernel :-) <<<<< I suspect they had to leave it alone, sadly. They have to maintain both forward and backward compatibility, otherwise (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Interesting enough, I once withdrew the power connector on a unit under full load - sensors, motors, everything on - because the task manager had gone into an endless loop. After duly waiting a couple of seconds, I reinserted the plug. Blue (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It was a 1.5. I wonder what you get if you order a separate RCX now? I would hope ones with a power connector would still be in stock. (26 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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