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Re: Even better, RIS 1.5, $99.99
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 7 Jun 2002 15:36:10 GMT
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Liz B <LIZ@nomorespamBOOKWYRMZ.COM>
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Well, even that's negotiable. Depends if you already have a tower or
not, or if you don't mind buying a second. You can pick up USB or
serial towers separately on eBay or BrickLink and sell the one you
don't want.
The 2.0 software will use the serial or USB tower.
Liz
> Liz B wrote:
> > With the compatibility issues not totally known, plus the cost of
> > upgrading to 2.0 software, you might look at buying the 2.0 RIS on • eBay
> > or somewhere for not much more. I've seen sealed new sets go as • low as
> > $120 (usually around $140), and I haven't even looked lately.
>
> In the end, the decision comes down to:
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> * Do you need a USB tower or an RS232 serial port tower?
>
> If you need a USB tower then you've got to go with the RIS 2.0, if you
> need the serial port tower, you need an RIS 1.5 or an RIS 1.0.
>
> If you have a choice between the 1.5 and the even older 1.0 sets - • then
> on balance, I'd go with the RIS 1.0 because the RCX brick has an
> external power connector that can save you a small fortune on • batteries.
>
> Aside from that - there are a few minor differences in the parts count
> that are unlikely to sway your decision.
>
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| "Liz B" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:E17GLmc-0004CR-...url.com... (...) <snip> oops for that last post if you do a search, (don't have the time to find reference right now) through lugnet.robotics you can find a reference to a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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