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(...) Found this too; (URL) mention of; "a converter cable so existing LEGO robotics sensors and motors can be used with the NXT brick". JB (20 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) When LEGO are able to sell as many NXTs as Nokia does mobile phones, I'll accept that as a valid comparison. ROSCO (20 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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hi Kevin -- I think you missed my point. I accept NXT's limitations. What I'm saying is, we *can* do the sorts of things I outline, with the platform as given, if we get enough developers interested in contributing. I was going to post this anyway, (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Chris, I don't believe I've ever taken the stance that I don't want more memory in the NXT. I can't imagine that I'd ever take that position. I'm not opposed to more memory, but I am trying to see, understand and share what little I know about (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I can to. But, I don't think I can force a redesign (to put it mildly). So... how do we fix this problem? I mean, the idea of "only three sensors" didn't last long with the RCX (I generally shun custom hardware, yet regularly use 4 or more (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, let me make my position clear. I want more memory too, and I understand Danny and Steve B. want for more memory too. But you can't get somethin for nuttin'. My initial reaction was "64K !?!? You mean M right? DRAM is cheap!". But LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) EXACTLY. And my three-month-old cell phone has 4M of memory (which is needs because it has a camera in it), but my not-born-yet NXT will have 256k+64k. Over eight years, most devices have increased in memory capacity by a factor of maybe 100 (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Kevin, While I agree with your points regarding cost/features; and I can understand the view of the "need more memory" crowd. I think what needs to be expressed more "eloquently" is the fact that while starting from the ground up, Lego seemed (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Sorry Steve, But, are you saying because ~YOU~ or your group can not imagine it, then is should not or cannot be done? Chris (20 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Dan, Your desire to have cutting edge robotics computing technology at your fingertips is compelling and *very* understandable. The robotics challenges you want to overcome sound very interesting. Where you and I differ is expecting to be (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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