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Maybe I'm nuts. There seem to be some limitations in this RIS system....
My daughter (11) and I immediately ran into a 15-block limit in the RCX coding
environment. On further inspection, we find we can extend this using My
Commands, Sensor Watchers and Stack Controllers. However, my daughter is just
getting started and would like some room to stretch out and write a series of
instructions. Any ideas.
Second, I find that My Commands can't be place in other My Commands. (You
can't call a procedure from another procedure.)
Third, you can't place a Stack Controller inside a Stack. That is, you can't
nest loops.
We see this on both Windows 98 and Windows NT 5. Do we have to install Windows
95 to see the full functionality of this programming environment?
Thanks to all.
Bruce‰
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| (...) No, you're not nuts. The software really is limited in some very stupid, arbitrary and annoying ways, IMHO. But hey, it's Windoze software. (...) You are seeing the full functionality of that programming environment. If you want to get at the (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Bruce, (...) coding (...) just (...) of (...) can't (...) Windows (...) The RCXCode programming system that comes with MindStorms is inherrently limited in the ways you describe. That's really what this newsgroup/list is all about; improving access (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Okay, I'm not nuts. But why haven't I found any other complaints about this? Nothing in the FAQ or any newsgroups. I fully expected adults to want to move beyond the interface, and to be capable of it, but what about kids? Are there just not that (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca.cva)
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| Bruce, (...) about this? (...) want to move (...) Are there (...) about getting (...) an 11-year-old (...) For what it's worth I agree totally. The Mindstorm programming environment is too weak. I put a message up on their web site forum detailing (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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