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Hello, for the benefit of the next guy reading this thread (probably in January 2006 :-) : Dave was right, the *.rcx file I was trying to feed to pbsim wasn't in the current directory. (I didn't notice that my Java environment, jEdit, had set the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Will the educational arm of Technic and Mindstorms continue, at least?
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(...) I think it should continue, and i just posted this: (URL) couple seconds b4 seeing this thread. (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: TLC to stop making Mindstorms/Movie sets?
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(...) Getting finished with the software & licensed stuff i can understand, If software companies want Lego games, they could pay Lego for a license fee. I hate to see SW & HP go, 'cause they're are cool, but if it's hurting Lego now, move on. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Will the educational arm of Technic and Mindstorms continue, at least?
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(...) Yes, I would like to hear something official as well. I would have thought that as a moderator of the official MindStorms forum I would have been told something, but no. The exact same questions are being asked there and I have no solid (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Will the educational arm of Technic and Mindstorms continue, at least?
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It seems like the writing is on the wall with regards to the retail sector for many of LEGO's more sophisticated lineups --- press releases abound about how LEGO is restructuring and eliminating all its electronics (which I assume means Mindstorms) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Lego in trouble
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(URL) ===...=== Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) ===...=== Don't say that you have no choice With no one to hear your voice You can shout and make no sound Or whisper up a storm ===...=== -Robin Trower, 1994 ===...=== (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The BrickOS Task Manager
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(...) This works. Steve ---- #include <unistd.h> #include <dbutton.h> #include <dmotor.h> int MotorSpeed = 0; int RunMotor() { while (!shutdown_requested()) { motor_a_dir(MotorSpeed); } return 0; } int CheckButton() { while (!shutdown_requested()) { (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Design by Contract (long post)
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Thanks, Tim. I haven't used the #x idiom myself - I like it. Your implementation with the boolean: (...) Will need an extra level of parenthesis surrounding the bool so that its declaration scope is made local. You can certainly go to town with this (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | Re: Implementation of Installable Timers
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(...) I'd go with the flag, myself. (...) Its certainly possible for the client timer to reinsert itself - therefore the recurring timer is not strictly required. It could be left out for space reasons. I'd probably either take it out and make it (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: The BrickOS Task Manager
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(...) Sorry, I'm still just not getting it at all. I have type errors all over the place trying to pass arguments to my task. Could someone please simply email me or post an example of a program that starts, runs two or more threads, and will (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Spybot on shop@home
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(...) I agree! I went for the shop@home offer (in the Netherlands, they are 45 euros) and got me a SnapTrax. It is a blast to play with - even when just using the remote control to drive it around (chasing cats...). I just finished my first official (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Brickos fun and games!
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Hello. I have finally got gcc 2.95.3 - the official brickos compiler - installed on my computer (SUSE Linux). I can type "make" and compile all the brickos directory fine. firmdl3 works fine. BUT, dll doesn't seem to work. When I use dll to download (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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(...) Following up with Spectrum in Ontario, Canada ...yes, they do have a lot of Mindstorms stuff and they will sell to the public. Here is their reply: Dear Jerry, Thank you for your interest in Spectrum Educational Supplies. We do carry Lego (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Implementation of Installable Timers
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(...) It would seem reasonable to check the location of the struct; if in kernel memory, don't remove; if in user memory, remove. However, you could add a flag to the timer struct which could use T_KERNEL and T_USER flags. (...) I looked quickly (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: ...2 years later... :-) (was: newbie again part 2)
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Hello, and thanks for the reply. In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Dave Baum wrote: . . . (...) That's where I thought it was, but who knows. I'll continue the quest. Thanks again -- as always I am impressed how easy it is on the Net to get to the roots (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RE: The end of an all-too-brief era
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They just announced the financial result. Doesn't look too good. They are now focusing on their fundamental ideas, this may or may not include Mindstorms.... (URL) Message----- From: Edwin Quan [mailto:edwin.exe@mac.com] Sent: 7. januar 2004 23:26 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC's future
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(...) ;o) ... but why not ? (...) You're right, I should try pbForth, actually I intend to do that for a while but never jumped in. In the late 80's, I was involved in a point of sales terminal project that was programmed with a preemptive (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: So that's the end of Mindstorms then?
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(...) Not necessarily - that quote is Newswire's opinion of why the company made a loss. It's not part of Lego's press release. The Lego press release refers to 'core values', not 'core products'. It doesn't necessarily mean they're going to go back (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | RE: Scout connected to Code Pilot with Fiber Optics
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I have connected both a RCX and a CyberMaster to a CodePilot (and also to a MicroScout). I don't remember if I tried connecting also a Spybotics, but I think it work too. CodePilot accepts VLL codes but only the *Batch* VLL Commands, to make a VLL (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.codepilot, lugnet.robotics.vll, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Re: Design by Contract (long post)
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(...) For more fun with asserts: See if your compiler supports the FILE and LINE macros (or something equivilant). #ifdef NDEBUG #define assert(x) ((void)0) #else #define assert(x) if (x) else assertfail(FILE,LINE); #endif your assert_fail function (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | So that's the end of Mindstorms then?
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(...) So that's the end of Mindstorms then? Scott A Have you had a look at Arthurs Seat Yet? (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Implementation of Installable Timers
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(...) You are right. I found in an app that I was using that if I pressed the run / stop button, my task would be killed, and leave a dangling timer - which would usually blow the little brick into the weeds :o) I 'solved' it in a crude way by (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: ...2 years later... :-) (was: newbie again part 2)
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(...) It's been a long time since I looked at any of this, but I don't think the version of the NQC compiler is an issue, nor is the -1 option. The .rcx file format has been pretty stable for a long time. The -1 allows old source programs to be (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Scout connected to Code Pilot with Fiber Optics
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I don't have a Code Pilot but I am interested in getting one to play around with. I understand that I can use my Scout to program it using VLL. On the Micro Scout fiber optic cable can be connected to the light sensor using a technic half pin. Is (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.codepilot)
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| | Q for Ralph
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Why, exactly, does pbForth use a terminal emulator for the PC to talk to the RCX? Although I admit I find it an interesting concept (it's got a certain nostalgic appeal, at least for me), the design seems to encourage leaving the RCX on for extended (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | IR problems
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Hi, I was having some problems in a program I'm writing in PbForth and it seems that it could be related to the way I communicate thru IR. I use the Lego remote control. I joined the following code to demonstrate. I use the word 'getHeader' from (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: IR Tower and Hyperthreading
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(...) It depends: I would not consider it "illegal" :-) :-) :-) I'm a developer myself and love to work in this kind of environment - when one has control over things and understands exactly what is happening. (as opposed to, say, the Windows (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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(...) How well informed is this guy at Toys R Us? If Toys R Us doesn't want to sell the high dollar Mindstorms 2.0 set, they can simply stop buying it--which means that Toys R Us is discontinuing the purchase. Depending on the competence of the Toys (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ...2 years later... :-) (was: newbie again part 2)
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Hello All, In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Dave Baum wrote (almost two years ago, Thu, 17 Jan 2002 00:34:56 GMT -- your words are cherished, Dave! :-): (...) [...] (...) Well, I am not (yet) a Java programmer, but try to become one, and would like to (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC for sale?
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(...) Personally, I am a tiny bit annoyed by this $99 CD-ROM tutorial. Caveat: I haven't seen the actual CD or any accompanying documentation. My slight annoyance is based solely on having looked at the preview on the web. I don't recall ever having (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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(...) I think the problem there is that LEGO can't or doesn't want to get involved in the level of support that it often takes to sell into the educational channel effectively. James (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC for sale?
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(...) In all their sample code they post this little blurb, "Click here for code you can copy into a BricxCC file." James (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Implementation of Installable Timers
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Iain McInnes wrote: [snip] (...) Great idea! (...) In your implementation, would it be possible for the client task to be killed (in the case of a run-away task)... causing the struct to be deallocated... while the struct is still in the linked (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Points to: 'Implementation of Installable Timers'
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Hi, ppl. I posted this one in the wrong place :0 (URL) Enjoy ! Iain. (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Points to 'Design by Contract'
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Hi, Folks, I posted some stuff on an assert() macro - in the wrong place - (D'oH). The thread is here: (URL) Enjoy ! Iain. (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Design by Contract (long post)
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(...) I agree it seems to be the wrong way round. That's the standard implementation. NDEBUG seems to stand for "No debug". One advantage of making it negative, is that you get the assert()s if you don't do anything (ie dont define NDEBUG). BTW, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | Re: Design by Contract (long post)
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(...) D'oH! Thanks, Tim. I was very careful composing the original post, but added the example in as an after thought - Well spotted. Iain. (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | RE: NQC's future
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(...) Ha Ha, very funny :-) Seriously, Philippe, why not give pbForth a try? I know that NQC works great on both the Spybots and the RCX, and even Cybermaster. But if you're looking for speed, higher precision, lots of variables and generally more (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: NQC's future
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(...) Something I'd like to see implemented in NQC is a mixed-mode multiply/divide, similar to the */ operator in Forth, with an intermediary 32bits product. That would greatly ease precision calculations without requiring major structural (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: IR Tower and Hyperthreading
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<SNIP> (...) It should be illegal to use "Linux" and "straight forward" in the same sentence. Notice, everything after that line uses words like "scattered", "most helpful", "other flavors", "to be added to the kernel [in upcoming release]", and (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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