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Hey good points! What if one took the motor driven pendulum idea and applied it to a gyro to produce torue counteracting the tilt from stepping forward? Good point about the distance to ground being nil for detectability, expecially if you want to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Excellent idea ! Has anyone tried to add an I2C interface to a u-scout ? My u-Scout just sits on the shelf... Hmmm. I'd be wiling to sacrifice it in the name of science if some one could give me some pointers : ) -Xanthra47 "Steve Baker" (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If not, does anybody know if preorders are being taken anywhere? :) I've been meaning to get to the Mall of America shop & ask them point-blank in person, but time has been short lately... Greg Betzel (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is not true. RoboLab is Mac/PC at the very least. The CD contains both versions. DAN (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I wonder if that earlier date is correct for some parts of the world. We've seen the box artwork for the Japanese version of RIS 2.0 havn't we? Personally, I find it hard to get all *that* excited about it. The photos of the parts lists for (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Sorry, that's a 2.5 requirement. --- J Austin David austindavid.com austin@gtf.org "Only two things are infinite: The Universe and Human Stupidity; and I'm not so sure about the former." -- Albert Einstein (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've written a document summarizing all the options available for Linux that is available here: (URL) ignores Spirit.OCX and RoboLab, since they are windows only, but to the best of my knowledge covers every other programming interface that is (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yeah, maybe this version will come with the voice-activated self-aware, self-programmable lego bots who will not only make my coffee to perfection each morning but serve it to me and tell me I'm a good robot-master! 8) brian (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hmmm... product delay? I wonder if they're not working on some new additions to the set. Kevin (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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In article (...) People have reported that a Mac modem cable with a DB25-DB9 adapter works with the supplied lego cable. People have also reported the Palm Mac adapter works. Neither of those worked for me on my beige G3. I ended up with a Keyspan (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I can only speak from experience about programming languages that use the standard firmware, since that's all I've used. *Spirit.OCX (I've used VB and J++): The worst way to program in the standard firmware. non-intuitive syntax (even if you replace (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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But how can that be? It says on their RCX 2 SDK page that all these people can choose to get the RIS 2.0, to be released in Spring 2001. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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What an interesting question, and I hope it solicits a comprehensive review from someone who has the breadth to understand and use them all. I use nqc all the time because it is SO easy. - thanks Dave! But, I would like the freedom offered by a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Greg, You can get the correct cable from Pitsco-LEGO/Dacta or make your own without too much difficulty. Regards, Lon (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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What would be the best way to hook up the IR tower to a non-USB mac? Thank You, Greg Ericksen (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I don't think so, I called LEGO and asked them some weeks ago, they told me it woulden't be available until fall!! Christian (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Can anyone comment here on the status of the so-called 2.0 system. Can they be purchased yet? If so, where? TIA Harley Myler (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) One technique that is forgotten in the days iof surface mount is to use a sacrificial connector. Back in the olden days, when we updated a BIOS by changing the actual chip (no FLASH then) we would often put the chip in a second socket, or put (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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A lot of computer connectors are designed for "installation" connection, not repeated connect and disconnect. I would suggest you install a short male to female "pigtail" cable to relieve wear and tear on your already failing connector. Use of such (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If you open up the computer, you should be able to push them back into place from the back of the connector. However, once they get displaced like that, it'll happen more and more often. In the end, you'll have to push the tower cable into the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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