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Re: Programming languages
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:22:03 GMT
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"Malcolm S Powell" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
news:3A8B87F6.B5EB01D2@umbra.co.uk...
> I too would have tried LegOS if installing it were not so much like the • more
> tedious computing chores I have to do at work everyday. Is there something
> intrinsically wrong with distributing binaries that will run on the most
> common platforms?
<snip>
> Funny how when I think about installing LegOS these memories come to the
> surface:-)
I'd just like to say that LegOS is definitely worth the trouble if you want
a serious development language which offers (from the webpage):
"Priority-based pre-emptive multitasking, energy saving, dynamic memory
management, POSIX semaphores, native access to display, buttons, IR
communication, motors and sensors, full-featured language, random number
generation, floating point math, multiple programs".
But most of all I found it remarkably easy to install and setup even on my
Win98 machine. The most frustrating part was downloading the required
components due to my snail-speed 33.6 modem.
Once I had all of the necessary files, actually installing Cygwin,
ActivePerl and LegOS was easy and everything worked first time.
I'm not saying that this will always be the case, but it's worth a try
because IMHO LegOS is great and opens up a whole new world of RCX
programming.
Thanks to everyone involved in LegOS,
Tom.
(A very satisfied customer)
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| (...) Thanks a bunch, Tom. I and the other folks involved in legOS (even those of us who don't have enough time on our hands right now :( appreciate it. In response to the original post, which I didn't see at the time (I don't think): there are (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I too would have tried LegOS if installing it were not so much like the more tedious computing chores I have to do at work everyday. Is there something intrinstically wrong with distributing binaries that will run on the most common platforms? (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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