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Hi all, I am new to this list. I was a beta tester for the Mindstorms kit, but sadly have not had much time to play with it. I just got two books, and have started researching on the web. I know I can hook up the IR tower to a Mac through some (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: PowerBook G3 IR Port?
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(...) Two things: 1. The proper cable to hook a Mindstorms IR Tower to a Mac isn't that creative; it's available from (URL) in the RoboLab components page. It's just a Mac serial to 9-pin serial cable. 2. There shouldn't be any reason that the IR (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) In theory it may be possible, but in practice it hasn't been done. The reason is that the PB uses IrDA (it also features a special Apple-only protocol), while the RCX uses simple NRZ on a 38kHz carrier. In theory you may be able to use one of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks, I'll probably get one. I no longer have access to the PC I had when I first got my MindStorms kit... -Ben ---...--- Ben Wyckoff wyckoff@clearway.com Principal Engineer ClearWay Technologies, LLC. www.clearway.com "Somehow it seems to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: PowerBook G3 IR Port?
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(...) Dave, Thanks for the response. Soon after I posted my question, I actually read page 18 of your book which told me the same thing ;) I'll just go get a cable, and tote my IRTower around with me! -Ben ---...--- Ben Wyckoff wyckoff@clearway.com (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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