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----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Thorn" <buachaille@neo.rr.com> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: RE: IR Tower and Hyperthreading (...) supported. XP Home was shipping on brand new PC's when RIS (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The problem is that they never promised to support XP. The only thing listed is 98/ME. In fact, they explicitly say 2K and NT are _not_ supported. (...) Everywhere this is mentioned, someone says you have to reinstall windows after doing (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Here's a program that tries to analyze the various NOP options: #pragma reserve 0 __nolist void NOP1() { Wait(0); } __nolist void NOP2() { Wait(-1); } __nolist void NOP3() { asm { 0x27, 1 }; } __nolist void NOP4() { asm { 0x10 }; } __nolist (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) According to the LASM bytecode reference, the Wait command waits for the "given number of 10ms". And, "If the given number is negative, the command is ignored." I don't know if that is quite the same as a NOP but it's worth a try. (several (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is a great work !! I like that kind of detector that brings LEGO to upper technology level. And the robot works quite well...well done!! Chris. (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Happy new year!!!
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(...) Thanks Dave, it works now ! Stef Mientki (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| BTW, Interactive C (originally developed for the Handyboard) is available | as freeware from (URL) Its a binary package that doesn't come with sourcecode :-( Not worth considering since there are excellent open soure alternatives as NQC and (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yes! You want the UAS. More parts is better. Always better. Depending on how much of a purist you are, you want ALL the packs, just for completeness. :) and of course the cool parts. Jim West www.jameswest.com The box said Windows 95 or better, so I (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I ordered my RIS 2.0 yesterday. Could you give me some recommendations about the additional Minstorms packs? Is there any must-have? What about 3801, Ultimate Accessory Set? thanks, (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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Here is what LEGO should be doing right now: 1) Putting something up on their website that acknowledges there is a problem, that they are working on it, and a planned target date for resolution. 2) They should offer people the option to exchange (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Does RIS2.0 set use the fiber optics cable?
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(...) The USB tower can be connected to the Scout and MicroScout bricks with the FO light tube contained in the RIS2.0 set. Have a look at WinVLL: (URL) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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(...) Unfortunately there's no consistency here. All of our problem machines are < 3Ghz, but usually > 2Ghz. Rob Limbaugh was right when he said LEGO Tech Support isn't the greatest. As a Host in the Forum I'm supposed to direct problems like this (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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BTW, Interactive C (originally developed for the Handyboard) is available as freeware from (URL) Message----- From: John Barnes [mailto:barnes@sensors.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 15:41 To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com Subject: NQC for sale? Did (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think it is supposed to connect the USB tower to something, notice the hole in front of the LED that is used in VLL mode. That something might be a CodePilot, MicroScout or Spybotics brick, but I never tried it. Jürgen (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) As part of some of our robotics outreach work, we have produced various materials that may be of use. Some of the stuff we have got round to putting on the web can be found at: (URL) particular in the resources section towards the end of the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for that info! Unfortunately they seem pretty hard to find on bricklink... (...) It could be used in the same way it is in the spybotics set... (though the spybotics set has a 12L one). Maybe spybotics uses it to send light through (for (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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IIRC the issue was that Task, Process and Thread were all used to represent the same item/concept in the Kernel code. After some discussion, it was decided that the word Task would be used in all cases. This improves readability, etc... (ie. Task (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:Hr150r.vu2@lugnet.com... (...) bytecode? I'm (...) timer (...) sequences like: (...) at a (...) the speed (...) inbetween the (...) have one? (...) Opcode 0x10 is effectively a nop when (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I wasn't aware of this, and I doubt I'll see any financial benefit, but I didn't create NQC for financial gain, and there have been ample rewards in other ways. I also don't mind if other people use NQC for some commercial purpose. I haven't (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think all of the single bytecode commands have side effects, which may or may not matter to you. You might want to use UnmuteSound(). Another option would be to create a command that does nothing. For example, a jump to the following (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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