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(...) Well, if you run "nqc -Ofilename yourprogram.nqc", you'll save the compiled code to 'filename' - look at the length of that file. I don't think it's exactly the right size because it seems to contain ASCII strings for the names of functions (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC on Scout
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(...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Sub parts
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(...) If you're at all into pneumatics it's a good set, especially if you can get it for $25 like many of us did (many times over) from S@H. It contains: 1 pneumatic hand pump 1 large pneumatic cylinder 1 blue air tank 1 T-junction hose A TON of (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Opinions on the Ultimate Accessory set
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(...) Target -- $50 --- J Austin David austindavid.com austin@gtf.org Life is hard. It's harder if you use NT. (25 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Over the past few weeks, I have heard people praising the Pneumatic Sub (model #8299) and the parts included with it. Just what are the parts and how much is a reasonable amount to pay for the kit? I have the option of buying the kit, but I want (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Out of curiosity, where did you find the ultimate accessory kit on sale and for how much? Jason (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It has 400bytes (.4k) for code... I got a twenty line NQC program in there... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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John, the Sewer Rat is great! How fast does it move? Is there an advantage to having the two separate "units" on either side of the "payload"? Would one of the units work as well on its own? -- Mark Haye, mark_haye(@)tivoli(.)com IBM TSM Server (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Okay, I wrote my first (sophomoric) piece of code for the scout, and I have kind of lame question. I know that there's no good way to answer this question, but about how much code can I stuff in the thing? I've heard that it only has 1kbyte for (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I like the remote. The rotation sensor is good, too (easily lets you tie a motor to a steering wheel, for instance -- or a tach). The pieces themselves are mostly novel; an extra touch sensor, some weird stuff ... but I dig the remote. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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there are some fairly unique peices in that set that had me looking at it as well. so that makes two people who want opinions. _ b ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Why not post your python code to this ng. I'm in a heavy learning process on python right now and i thought of doing something similar. It would mean a great help for me. Thx Harry (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Go to the mindstorms aisle at eToys.com, they have both the RIS 1.5 and RIS 1.0 listed, and both are in stock. Great way to get an RIS with the power jack (and, more importantly IMHO, the "notch" that allows a LEGO wire to be conveniently routed (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I'm forwarding this from John Deters, who is currently waiting to be able to post to the newsgroup. Replies to jad@ANTISPAM.pclink.com please :-) ... Many years ago I wrote precisely such a program to solve the problem of selecting change gear (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Not really Mike. I gave them golden hardware quotes when they interviewed me but all they included was the software stuff... I guess it's more important anyways :-) Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- The train stops at the train station, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You have a good point there, and like yourself, part of me is in agreement. Even with that, I think perhaps one of the most interesting things about a program like this would be seeing if it came up with anything unusual or non-obvious that (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've made a module in python which does essentially the same as send.c and which can easily be extended with more functionality. At this moment, the main functionality which is lacking is the upload of programs. If you're interested, I can mail it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, I think this is something you could divide into two parts: STEP 1: Find all combination of gears that'll produce a gear ratio within some user-specified range using less than some specified number of gear wheels. That's a simple problem (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, I happen to work for a company which is just about to market a product for dealing with constraints - and this seems as a nice problem for making a small demo this weekend. Fuzziness and perfection must wait, though. I will post an URL (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Along the same vein, i'm reverse engineering (slightly) the Tiger Electronics interactive Yoda doll that they relesed in june. If anyone has had related experiences, please contact me ASAP. I've done a few activities, like attaching a camera (for an (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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