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Hello Edward and everyone, There are several causes that the Handyboard won't boot. 1) 62256 SRAM was dea 2) 74HC244 was dead 3) The Handyboard cannot put into bootstrap mode You can try to do the followings: Removes all the ICs on Handyboard except (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: idiot's guide to programming the rcx
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(...) The almost universal answer to the question "what is the best/easiest alternative programming language for the RCX" is three little letters: "NQC." If you are at all comfortable with programming in a "scripted" language like BASIC, then you (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help needed reviving my HB
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Hello, Sorry, I made a mistake. "74HC244 was dead" should be read as "74HC373 was dead" This is the one soldered on the board directly without socket. It is located underneath the SRAM. Removing all ICs except 74HC132, 62256 SRAM, and MC68HC11 CPU (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Need Balls!
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I just received the message below from Mary at FLL, apparently you can order directly from them. Hope that helps, - Ben. ---...--- Ben Williamson benw@pobox.com (URL) Forwarded message ---...--- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 10:11:18 -0500 From: Mary T. (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Scout secrets revealed
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Hao-yang Wang wrote in message ... (...) a (...) So far, the Scout hasn't responded to the barcodes, it only emits it at certain points in its program. As I recall, in power mode it emits a barcode when you touch 'C'-motor on the remote, but this (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Scout secrets revealed
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Robert Munafo wrote in message ... (...) The URL I gave is just as real ;-) I prefer people to use the latter URL since it enables them to navigate the site. Eric (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 1.0 to 1.5 upgrade
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(...) Thanks for the info! It 'll save me $25 and a big disappointment. Eric (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ABC News coverage of "Astronaut Companion" Robot
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Not to be a nudge back at you, but I believe that they DO use fans. The information that I saw regarding these gave me the impression that they were for INSIDE the spacecraft. Where there would be plenty of air, in use for other relatively mundane (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: Time available during 1 kHz system interrupt?
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Interesting discussion but it raises a few more questions. Are there any (bad) side effects when user code that is inserted in the ISR takes longer to execute than the 1 msec interrupt cycle. From experience it appears that the ISR runs on the next (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: How to get Dacta #9633 Pneumatics Set
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The Construction Site (www.constructionzone.com), an all-construction-toys store in Waltham, Mass., USA, carries a pretty good selection of DACTA, and can probably special order any sets. Their one gripe is that it has been difficult for the store (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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