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I am wondering if anyone has attempted to interface either the RCX or the Dacta Control Lab serial box to macromedia director. I work for a company that designs science museum exhibits, and I think there are some neat things that could be done with (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2nd RCX AND PNEUMATICS
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Hello Everyone 1) Ive got The lego mindstorms VER 1 and want to get a second RCX , now available is the rcx v1.5 , can i use it with my lego ver 1 cd will it cominucate with the Rcx 1.5 , will there be any error in communicating with one another as (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mindstorms vision command, focus and price question
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howdy, I'm about to get one...How much resistance is there in the turning of the grey ring for focus> Would a red micromotor turn it without too much grief? Where are the people getting these sets that are selling them on Yahoo and ebay, for $89 no (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Bulk-- a solution
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(...) The trouble with that (I think) is that we all tend to want the same things. I'll bet that NOBODY wants even the bug wings they already have - let alone getting more of them! Similarly, I can't think of anything that would make me part with my (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: good sets?
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The Star Wars sets are good for general parts, but not really good for robot building--at least from what I can tell. My highest recommendation for robot building expansion is the Code Pilot Bar Code Multi Set (see (URL) It contains another motor, 2 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | good sets?
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hi, I left my boxes with Legos in Denmark when I went here to California for a while. I'm building up my collection again with mindstorms and I'm (of course) having too much fun. Anyway, I only have the RIS, a few of the lod expansion kits ("sports" (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Bulk-- a solution
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(...) Good idea in principle but I see some difficulties with this: a) I bet there are tons of parts that everybody wants more of. If not needed for the current project, they´ll sure come in handy at some point... ;) The surplus parts will in a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command [cables]
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USB cables aren't like the old serial or parallel port cables, where not all cables had all the "optional" pins connected. USB has only 4 wires, and that's it. So a missing wire won't be your problem. USB however is picky abou t cable length, and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command [cables]
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For some time I have used a Logitec Quick Cam Pro with the Mars set and other applications for a Lego camera, Pre-Vision Command. It has about a five foot cable. I got a 10 foot extension. It was balky about installing but did eventually install and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego Bulk-- a solution
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Hi I have been reading this thread with great interest and I think I have come up with a possibel solution to some of the problem. What if we held swaps or had a board for trading? I know I have pieces that I dont want such as the bug wings and the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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