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| (...) I have been working on a different project toward the same end-- improved train layout automation, and I have had similar questions as to whether it is worth the effort for the small number of people who might actually benefit from it. Since (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, FTX)
| |  | | RE: Trains, DCC, and pbForth
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| (...) Dave, don't take ALL the fun out of driving your trains :-) How about being able to focus on just one train that you control, but automate things so the OTHER trains don't hit yours? Your description was great, except that it involves MANY (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
| |  | | Re: Are there GOTO statements in NQC?
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| (...) Actually, this is a common misconception. In Java, there is no guarantee that memory is _ever_ reclaimed. It is perfectly permissible by the specification (and quite common in embedded applications) that garbage collection is _never_ done. At (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| |  | | Re: Trains, DCC, and pbForth
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| In lugnet.trains, Ralph Hempel wrote: <snip> (...) Now here's a thought--a truly automated layout, such as the following-- The RCX has sensors (either light or magnetic/light (as Jeff Elliot made up) to detect the trains as they pass) connected to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
| |  | | Robotex2003 Winner: Lego
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| Hi all! I am not in to lego robotics myself, but I want to share this: At the Robotex 2003 ((URL) ) competion, the winner was the Lego robot. I did not follow the show that much, but I did notice how efficient the Lego robot was, how fast it found (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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