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(...) It's *far* from an intelligent motor! It's a pain to use even as a simple motor. You can't even tell it "turn on and keep running forever"... which seems like a pretty basic operation for any motor! The darned thing runs for a few seconds, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS SDK - Comments and questions
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Harley Myler wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> I would hardly call the Microscout an intelligent motor...in technical definition, perhaps; in practical usability, far from it. In fact, I would say that the Microscout is *less* intelligent than a plain old (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS SDK - Comments and questions
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(...) Interesting comment, frankly I am surprised. The MicroScout (MS) is far from a "piece of junk" considering the fact that you can get the DDK for $40 (I might modify my opinion if the price jumped much higher than this). Irrespective of good vs (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC 2.31b 1 and the RCXcc
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(...) back (...) that (...) I had no problems editing autoexec.bat using notepad, saving it to C:, rebooting and checking that the autoexec.bat file was as I had edited it. Alan C (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) How about the "protection function" on ME? A friend of mine tried to set his keyboard layout in autoexec.bat, but every time he rebooted, ME put back the original autoexec.bat. I believe this "feature" is meant to prevent users to mess around (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Feb 28 - Mar 06, 2001
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(...) <lugnet.robotics.rcx...ugnet.com> (...) they are (...) a (...) the (...) (URL) (...) Okay that clears that up. Still need to find 1 x 7 lift arm as well as 1x8 and 1x6 plates. Alan (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Feb 28 - Mar 06, 2001
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Well, that certainly does not have the right piece(s)! Thanks for the search. So I still need to find Technic liftarm 1 X 7, and Technic plate 1 x 8, and 1 x 6... (...) 7" (...) (URL) > (...) <lugnet.market.shopp...ugnet.com> (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC 2.31b 1 and the RCXcc
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Gus, Bob, Mario, and all, Yes, I was able to edit the C:\autoexec.bat with the line: SET NQC_OPTIONS=-TRCX2 I did not put in the second line SET PATH=c:\dev\lego\nqc;%PATH% because (a) I was not sure where to type it, and (b) I do not think I need (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC 2.31b 1 and the RCXcc
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Hi Alan, Try sysedit like Robert Fay suggested. But I think that you will need to make sure RCX2 is all uppercase. In otherwords, add the line: SET NQC_OPTIONS=-TRCX2 The other line that I have in my autoexec.bat that is related to NQC is: SET (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Windows 98: From "run" type "sysedit", this will open several files for editing. The top file is Autoexec.bat Type SET OPTIONS_NQC=-Tcrx2 and save the file. I don't know if this is good in Win ME -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) Carmack" (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I am responding to both Mario and Gus in this one post. I am trying to update my RCXcc so it can use the newer versions of NQC and RCX2 under Windows ME. Mario writes (...) must (...) Uh, I am using Windows ME, so I went to Control Panel and then (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS SDK - Comments and questions
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(...) No. The Microscout doesn't have an IR detector. The microscout really is a piece of junk. The business of having the motor inside the computer makes it hard to build into things, the pre-built programs are not at all well thought out (where is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have just started to try this - is it ever cool. I notice that the Brick options are RCX, Scout and MicroScout - Does this mean that I can program the MicroScout using the RIS Tower ? - If so, do I use LASM ? - I assume that I put it in P-mode ... (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | [Fwd: IR Website]
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This is a GREAT site for anyone interested in IR transmission... (...) (URL) Steve Baker HomeEmail: <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkEmail: <sjbaker@link.com> HomePage : (URL) Projects : (5 URLs) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Shrimp, Lobster & more...
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(...) The mechanism to steer these two wheels in sync would be a bit tricky, though, considering that the wheels are suspended independently. An easier and more flexible way is to steer the two wheels separately, but attach a rotation sensor to each (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Micro-Switches, Mux
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hi Tim, I've made an overview of the different kinds of multiplexers (including mine :-)), and the ultimate suggestion to mux up to 8 switches. If you still not believe, you can download the Excel program from the same page. (...) -- met (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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See (URL) for a 3-input design (which I tried to build and made it look very nice--but I was remembering the values from memory. I ended using resistors a factor-of-1000 too small ;)) However, I don't think that'll help much with a 4-mux. There is (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Two New Contests at BrickBots.Com
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(...) You mean this one? (URL) with javascript and frames Jürgen (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: article in JavaWorld and Garbage Collection
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(...) I would not call it running counter to many folks' Java sensibilities, this suggestion simply violates one of the main Java principles. I sincerely hope that nobody even remotely considers implementing this. The only correct way of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: NQC 2.31b 1 and the RCXcc
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(...) 2.2 (...) problems. (...) Mario (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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