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Re: Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 6 Nov 2003 01:01:14 GMT
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> 2) Move the memory to a cartridge that plugs into the address and
> data bus (think old game and computer systems, like the Commodore's and
> Atari's). Children could simply plug in different memory carts that
> they've downloaded programs to. This not only gives you the ability to
> swap OS's (and programs) almost "on the fly", but it also opens up the
> address and data bus for people like us. With access to that bus, you
> could create your own extended architecture to do whatever you want. If
> the RCX isn't powerful enough, you could offload tasks to PIC's and
> Stamps (or anything else, I'd imagine).
Now this is a good idea.
Basicly, a small simple socket that exposes the data bus, address bus and
also some control bus lines (like Read/Write or whatever else is needed)
plus power (obviously) would be perfect.
One would need to have something to handle bus conflicts though.
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