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(...) Try BrickLink: (URL) of the differences: RIS v1.0 has an RCX w/external power jack that many find useful and includes a serial IR tower. v1.5 RCX (also stamped v1.0) has no external power jack; the set also includes a serial IR tower. v2.0 has (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I am new to RIS, but want to catch along as soon as possible, can you suggest which RIS version (1.0, 1.5, or 2.0) is good to start with. I tried to find RIS 1.0 at some place but couldnt get it. If anybody can help me out, I will appreciate it. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Acutally that are not ROMs but firmware software. When you buy your mindstorms set, you get a programming system from lego you can start with. To use it, you have to download some software, the firmware, to the RCX brick. With the original (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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In My Opinion... (...) Yes. Start with the standard software. It took me about a week to move to NQC (Not Quite C), and another year to go to BrickOS. (...) Thanks. But still... there's no need to rush. (...) NQC works with the standard firmware. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've been lurking on this list for a while now, and I'd like to ask a few questions before I go whole hog and buy some stuff for myself for Christmas. I am a VB programmer by trade, but I've also done a fair bit of Java work, and some C several (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well with all this discussion I couldn't resist trying it myself! :-) If I understand the concept correctly, the front (single) wheel is driven thru a freely rotating turntable. When the front wheel stalls due to the robot hitting something in (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Steve (...) Hmmm. If it's a single wheel then why whould it prefer a straight line? Why did you abandon two wheels? (...) I bet their drive-trains are a lot more efficient. Frictional losses in Lego gears and axles are high. I've never seen one with (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Scott, it's the same. I reformatted it to get it better readable. I wanted to understand what the author did in his programming. Ralf Am 2002-10-29 4:39 Uhr schrieb "Scott Davis" unter <rcx2man@hotmail.com>: (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Does someone can compile source under Windows ? There is a new website for this project !! The server is available 24/24 .... nanobapt.freelug.org thanks to freelug man :) nanobapt Le Lundi 28 Octobre 2002 01:37, JLB a écrit : (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just found this in the sample programs that came with IC 4.01. Will this work? Scott /* COMMUNICATION */ void IRLong(){ /* Long range IR*/ callml(0,0x11); } void IRShort(){ /* short range IR */ callml(0,0x12); } void disableirpackets(){ /* (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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