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I'm thinking quite few. I maintain an RCX "owners list" at (URL) only have two 1.0 units. I currently don't track version on the list but it would be interesting to find out where the 2.0's SN starts. Jim West www.jameswest.com The box said Windows (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have one that is 63XXXX I'm not sure what the x's are since I don't have my robot stuff with me at college, but I do know it starts with 63. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Swan" <dickswan@sbcglobal.net> To: (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Have you noticed how names and concepts developed in 'Star Trek' have been transferred to NASA's space program? Do you doubt there is top-secret work to develop a food-replicator? (This is really going off-topic...?! My apologies.) Jerry (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You are welcome! I'm glad you were able to get the pre-built tools installed and working. The brickOS root that BricxCC had configured on your system was a result of having a previous installation of BricxCC where I had used that path as the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi John, Thanks to your pre-built BrickOS tools, I have finally installed it on my Windows 2000 machine (I tried several times in the past... no luck !). The installation was really fast and easy, the only problem I got was that the default BrickOS (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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"Michael Wisse" <mwisse@hs-harz.de> wrote in message news:40065F0D.70202@...harz.de... (...) a (...) Check out (URL) the "Peeves" Mindstorms robot. If page is not accessible then just do a search on "peeves mindstorm lego" and you'll probably find (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) No, but NASA let LEGO name them (sort of). (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Robert, thanks for your response. Indeed, the main problem seems to be slippage. The more speed the motors produce, the bigger the slippage is and the less is the resulting angle. Probably a tank is bad for odometric navigation. It is a pitty, (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | How Many Mindstorms Have Been Sold? Or What's the Highest RCX Product Serial Number?
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I wonder how many Mindstorms have been sold? Assuming serial numbers (S/N) are assigned sequentially might give a good indication. I have a RCX 1.0 S/N 022751 purchased when Mindstorms first came out. And I have a a RCX 2.0 (S/N 591822) obtained (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) they are both sold out! Thanks in advance, Ruth (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Official: MINDSTORMS is not going away
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(...) Damn! So does Bionicles. They really need to learn to release this kind of information to the community sooner - but it's good that they finally acknowledged the need to make a clear statement. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- HomeEmail: (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Wasn't that because the Sojourner robot was out and about on Mars at about that time? I also had some vague recollection that someone involved in the NASA robot had worked on Mindstorms....I could be wrong about that part though. (...) Well, (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(URL) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Would you like your tin foil hat now? :p Seriously, it would be neat if everything tied in intentionally. (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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LEGO came out with a a Mindstorms set called "Exploration Mars" the same year that Mindstorms itself came out. Lego Mindstorms' ActiveX control is called SPIRIT.OCX. NASA's latest Mars rover is named Spirit. Does anyone else find this to be a freaky (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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"ken koleda" <kkoleda@co.wayne.mi.us> wrote in message news:HrD4zL.1sEF@lugnet.com... <<snip>> (...) looked at (...) to (...) regulator (...) adapter. (...) run (...) Hi Ken, I have been using a Radio Shack Cat #273-1772 with good results. It is a (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Problem with rcxTcl.exe and the USB IR tower
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(...) I'll check this out on a system that has absolutely no Tcl support, but as you might expect - it works fine here :-) (...) I'm sure John Hansen would appreciate any feedback on BricxCC - even if it'a a problem report. (...) That's the spirit! (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) I think I saw at least one of them at Sagoland, Linköping, and is almost sure I've seen one here in Eskilstuna, but it may be gone now, of course. Should I take a look the next time I go? -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
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I believe (gleaned from an interview posted a ways back) that part of the "electronics" being discontinued was Lego Studios. (Which meant I could get the Spinosaurus Attack for $15 at KB). I'm not sure about other products, but I am relieved we have (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
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(...) Dear All, Recently I have received the following answer from LEGO: "Dear Mr. Schlei, We have no plans of discontinuing the production and sales of LEGO Mindstorms and LEGO Technic products. On the contrary, we consider these products core (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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