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Subject: 
Re: Why legOS?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 18:27:27 GMT
Original-From: 
Laurentino Martins <lmartins@marktest.%stopspammers%pt>
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But spirit.ocx is Windows only, anyway, isn't it? What use would an OS
for your RCX be if you didn't even have one on your workstation?

I'm sorry if I offend you, but I think this is one the lowest quality arguments I've ever heard :-(

Anyway, there were even worst choices for LEGO than making an OCX.
At least it reaches a huge percentage of children/teenagers (remember we are not the target of their sales), and let's say the truth, it's damn easy to start programming with it!
Using VC++, it took me a couple of minutes to grab the OCX control, put it in a dialog, generate a class for it, and make my first call to the CyberMaster!

Also remember that the OCX was originally designed for CyberMaster. We CyberMaster users tend to use it a lot since we don't have a lot of memory to work with, and it's common to use the OCX to give support to the CyberMaster unit.


Laurentino Martins

[lau@mail.telepac.pt]
[http://www.terravista.pt/Enseada/2808/]



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  Re: Why legOS?
 
(...) That's not an argument. That's a passing joke. The arguments are the phrases that have a dash in front ;-) I'm very aware of the advantages of good Windows integration when trying to sell a product. I'm also quite conscious of the fact that (...) (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) Yes, but you can always add two (?) extra batteries to the "non supported" sensors, and I think they'll run ok. :-) (...) About the firmware I don't agree. They only made it in ROM because they had lack of RAM with design they chose. I think (...) (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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