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RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 1 Jan 1999 16:52:27 GMT
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Peter Hesketh <pbh@phesk&stopspammers&.demon.co.uk>
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In article <4.1.19990101123359.00945d30@mail.telepac.pt>, Laurentino
Martins <lau@mail.telepac.pt> writes
> I personally know how good I am at destroying hardware. Is not uncommon to try
> to fix something and ending up destroying it even further, specially when a
> soldering iron is involved.
> More that 3 sensor inputs should be accessible to everybody, not only to an
> elite.
Would it be worth my while to make some 4-into-one adaptor bricks and
offer them for sale?
It would consist of an 8 x 2 peg brick (for 4 bump sensors) with a
flying lead to a 2 x 2 hole brick which would plug into a single RCX
input.
How many would people want, and how much would you pay?
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Regards - Peter Hesketh, Mynyddbach, Mon.
Forty reasons why a dog is better than a woman: number 15
"Dogs don't shop."
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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| (...) As someone who is already limited on hobby time, I say name your price and I'll order a couple! Great, idea. -- ___...___ L. M. Lloyd lee@advfilms.com SGI Animator ADV Films USA ___...___ -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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| (...) Yeah. I'm intersted. I'd b willing to pay $15-20 for it. Question: how would one program for the new inputs? PV (25 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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| (...) I think a lot of people would be interested in such an option. Those like myself (who can probably build it given some time) would be willing to pay less than those who don't have access to any tools. I'd figure such a "brick" would be worth (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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| (...) Presumably with a resistor array so as to give different analog values depending on which sensors had been hit? (...) *If* they discriminated between the different sensors, one or two, up to about UKPounds 35/US $50 each (though I would prefer (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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| (...) You forget that there are many of us (if not the majority) that neither have the means to build hardware, nor have the knowledge or know-how to build it. I personally know how good I am at destroying hardware. Is not uncommon to try to fix (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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