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(...) Again, there is nothing wrong with wanting more memory and a faster CPU on the RCX. And there is nothing wrong with John using any programming technique he wants to in his robots. And even if the RCX is capable of assigning one bit of memory (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Both methods have their place. There are pro's and con's to each. For John's purposes, his approach is quick, easy, and requires very little programming to use. That would leave him free to focus on other programming he's more interested in. The (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Your understanding is correct. So why doesn't everybody use BrickOS? There are at least two reasons that I am aware of: 1. Many people, especially "non-programmers" find a full-blown C++ implementation to be intimidating and non-user-friendly. (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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All the thoughts on this subject are really interesting reading! As several people have said before, the reality is that LEGO designs things for kids who are probably at the mercy of what their parents will buy. So, anything LEGO does has to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I believe that is exactly what legOS does. It compiles your program and stores it in the firmware area. legOS has no firmware, and it ignores the ROM code, too. It accesses all the hardware directly. That's my understanding, at least. (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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