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(...) Hi Michael, While I agree with much of what your argue above, I disagree with your conclusion. The better the official language for NXT, the more diverse the users and universal the solutions. Better the language the more people can play with (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Let's face ist: LEGO wants to sell Mindstorms units. And they want to sell it to the illiterate customer. Now imagine how things where at the old Mindstorms: We opened the box, piled out the brick, installed the programs on our PC and found, that (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why Java for Robots (was NXT and bluetooth enabled phones)
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(...) <Snip> Be careful with Delphi analogies - Delphi and VB tend to be very UI oriented and beware that you dont write off concepts by only seeing them from that point of view. When it comes to building models of a world, and interacting them or (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Dont forget sensor ports too though! I have been in many situations where more motor, or sensor ports or both would have been very handy. (...) Understood Steve - and real kudos to you for putting it so well. You know what would really go down (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Three words: "Don't make crap". At least that's how I would put it. (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That does seem to be the case. (...) I'm 99% sure I've seen this addressed in the NXT material. Either in the press releases, the educational features, or the application for the 100 NXT advance program. (...) Yes, but I'm confident someone (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote: We don't always agree with their decisions, but you (...) You know, it would be interesting to see their Quality Standard mission statement document, if such a thing exists Steve. (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote: <snip> (...) Again, expect a huge hug from me when I see you :) This is possibly the best worded post as to why I love my chosen hobby and my personal appreciation of TLC. They might not always implement (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (as you may have seen in the WIRED story) I can not possibility convey to you how much we wanted more motor ports. And we told them. Really. I mean, really, we did. We told them so often, I think we started to annoy them. Here's the problem. (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Feb. Wired is out
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I just picked up a copy of the February Wired magazine. You can't mistake the cover!!!! JB (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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