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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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 | | Why java is bad for Mindstorms
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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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 | | Re: new Mindstorms servos?
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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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 | | Re: new Mindstorms servos?
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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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