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(...) Thanks John, I'll try this soon. You may want to post this to the next level higher to let other non-pbForthers see what you are up to. Does your alternative firmware loader take into account the limit at 0xCC00? If the replacement firmware (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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Dave I am working on a number of maths functions that includes loge log10 expe and exp10 x^y as well as trig functions. As you note it requires the specification of the mantassa and exponent desciption of the float variable for the RCX. Usually this (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Experimenting with Lejos, two 'major' problems: memory (cleaning up platform & lang: Math.class is huge!) and... threads. I have the impression my "try { sleep(nnn) }" takes a somewhat arbitrary time. It's 'at least' nnn milisec, but often much (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) Hey, don't blame me if it should fall off though ;-) Speaking of wall climbing robots, does anyone have or seen one of these 4-legged Climb@Tron creatures shown at (URL) look kinda cute especially Vertibug. And at $14.95 each, they're a lot (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi, those who have the old pneumatics and a couple of the blue air tanks may want to try the experimental setup at (URL) it! And I suspect the window walker critter would still work without the air tanks :-) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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hello, i've searched through the discussions but i haven't been able to find any info on using floats with exponents in legOS, specifically the inverse of natural log: e^. actually, i can't find any info about integers with exponents either. i am (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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As an aside, I think it might be a straightforward matter to make emacs communicate with the RCX (or intermediary) and then you've got a full blown editor to work with (ie, there are already forth highlighting modes). (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) Bruce ---...--- WWW.SYSTRONIX.COM Real embedded Java, fast 8051s, & more +1-801-534-1017 Salt Lake City, USA ---...--- (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've put together a stand-alone application which I am calling ForthPad. It is a Windows executable which should run on any version of Windows from 95 on up. It is a simple Forth editor that performs user-configurable syntax highlighting. Users of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Vision Command $29.99 @KB Toys online
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I live in the UK and KB Toys will not ship internationally. This sucks as this is a massive saving. Would anyone out there consider buying me a VC and shipping it over if I send over a cheque to cover all costs? -- Lee Wilson ---...--- (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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