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Newbie questions about RIS 2.0
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 24 Dec 2001 15:31:28 GMT
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Original-From:
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Vidhyanath Rao <RAO.3@OSU.nospamEDU>
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My son has been saving for an RIS for about 7 months and we decided to
put him over the top for Xmas. After I got the thing home, I noticed
that the min req said Pentium II/233 Mhz or better. I have only a 1997/8
vintage Dell with 200 MHz Pentium MMX. I was able to download the
firmware and confirm it. I have not tried any programs yet. But I
noticed that the response time was irritatingly slow. Is this the only
drawback? [I also held off on installing DirectX 8.1. Is this neccessary
for the WYSIWYG prograaming tool?]
While browsing the archives (on lugnet.com), I noticed a message about
IR burnout. Is this a problem only if powering with an AC? In particular
can I leave the IR plugged into the USB port all the time? [the only USB
ports I have are in the back. The IR tower is the only USB device I
have.] Also, I kept getting error messages about the RCX not responding
(though it seemd download as indicated by the numbers display) till I
turned off the lights. Is this normal? [the light was 6 ft away, but in
the same line as RCX -> IR, with RCX 6in from the IR.]
Also, I have only a 4GB hdd. I have room to spare now, it is only a
matter of time before I start looking for things to remove. My son has
been working through "C for Dummies" (he went through about 70% of the
"Great Logo Adventure"). so he should be ready to handle using less
visual means of programming in a few months. So I would like to know
what is the minimal setup I need to retain from the RIS 2.0 CD. Also any
suggestions on the visual programming tools mentioned on the Lego page
on crynwr.com? [I don't have visual basic, and don't plan on getting it.
But I have gcc, perl and can try to set things up if neccessary.]
that is all for now.
Thanks in advance and Merry Xmas
Nath
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) I don't know the answer to this - but if your son is 'into' programming and computers, you could consider just dumping the Lego software and using NQC. With the Lego environment, you get to "program" by dragging cute little icons around - and (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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