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Re: Newbie question
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 30 May 2000 01:24:41 GMT
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Robotics Invention System (RIS) is more powerful but is more expensive. It
has more memory and 3 inputs and outputs. I believe RDS brick has only 2
outputs.
RDS is better if you something easy to use since you can program it on the
brick itself but you are somewhat limited by this interface.
RIS Programming is easy and fast once you set it up. You have many third
parts programming environments like NQC available also. The most consuming
tasks are building the robots and deciding what to program.
I recomend RIS. If you choose RDS you can't upgrade it. everything you can
do with RDS you can do with RIS. The opposite is not true.
"Saeed Khan" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
news:3932D547.750F7DB5@intelliseek.com...
> Hi,
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> Haven't bought anything yet, but I'm very interested in the
> Mindstorms kits. I'd like to get your opinion on which would be
> better to buy first:
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> The full Mindstorm Robotics Invention System or the Robotics
> Discovery Set. Looks to me like the RDS is a simpler version of
> the RIS. Is this correct?
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> Also, I'd be interested in getting a general sense of how long
> it takes to program the beasts once you build them. i.e. 10 minutes,
> 1 hour etc. I know it depends on the complexity, but I'm trying to
> get a sense of the overall effort required to use the product.
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> Thanks,
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> Saeed
>
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| Hi, Haven't bought anything yet, but I'm very interested in the Mindstorms kits. I'd like to get your opinion on which would be better to buy first: The full Mindstorm Robotics Invention System or the Robotics Discovery Set. Looks to me like the RDS (...) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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