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RCX's and Lego Trains
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Thu, 1 Feb 2001 02:52:20 GMT
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Original-From:
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Richard Clemens <[clemens@wvwc]Spamcake[.edu]>
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Can you "drive" a Lego train with an RCX? The Lego 5300 has a power
connector on top, or perhaps just power the rails?
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Message has 1 Reply:  | | Re: RCX's and Lego Trains
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| (...) You can do either one, but it has a few drawbacks -- (a) not much variability in power -- all or nothin' (b) not much selectability -- all trains on the rails get power. I've had success making a powered truck w/ regular train wheels (2 sets, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) Nonsense. I quote: "No general-purpose computer is complete without a memory. The memory of the Apraphulian computer consisted of hundreds of special storage elements we would call flip-flops. Here again the remarkable simplicity of the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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