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RE: Using TIS and USB Tower on a Macintosh
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Newsgroups:
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:22:05 GMT
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Original-From:
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Rob Limbaugh <rlimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.SPAMCAKEcom>
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Hello,
According to what I've read, Robolab 1.5 will work with the USB tower on a Mac.
This leads me to believe that the Robolab CD comes with USB drivers for the
tower.
Emulators (as I understand them) work by mapping working resources to an
emulated port of similar function. The Apple serial ports have the same
fundamental purpose and behavior as "IBM" serial ports and in both cases their
function has little to do with what is attached. However, in the case of USB or
devices on a shared bus, the host OS must control communication to it, so there
is an emulated layer between the two.
A logical assumption is that if the USB tower drivers were installed from a
Robolab 1.5 CD, then that device might appear as an available USB device for
Virtual PC to use. Then, RIS 2.0 may work with the USB tower within Virtual PC
on a Mac.
I have a Mac, Robolab 1.5, and a USB IR tower. Unfortunately I don't have
Virtual PC, so I cannot test the idea. Perhaps someone else can in the
meantime.
- Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Liz B [mailto:liz@bookwyrmz.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 5:13 PM
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Subject: Using TIS and USB Tower on a Macintosh
>
>
> I have a student who is trying to use RIS 2.0 with Virtual PC on a
> Macintosh. LEGO says the drivers should be on the CDROM; the
> guy that
> sold them Virtual PC says it probably won't run the RIS 2.0.
>
> Can they run RIS 2.0 on a Mac? Can they use the USB tower on a Mac
> (the error they are getting is that the USB tower does not have the
> drivers installed to run it and it isn't recognizing the
> device -- says
> the IR tower is not connected when it is).
>
> I have a copy of ROBOLAB that I am lending them to use with the
> Mindstorms as we don't use it in class. However, they really
> want to be
> running RIS 2.0 to match what we are doing in class and on our FLL
> teams.
>
> Anyone got any advice, help, or URL for the correct drivers?
>
> Liz Bilbro
>
> Teacher/Coach
> CyberStorm Robotics Class and FIRST LEGO League Team
> Sports for the Mind for Lubbock Homeschoolers
> www.cyberstorm.us
>
>
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