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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 (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca.cva)
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| | | | | Re: Limitations in RCX language —Ben Williamson
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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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| | | | | Re: Limitations in RCX language —Andy Bower
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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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| | | | | Re: Limitations in RCX language —Bruce Rhodewalt
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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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| | | | | | | Re: Limitations in RCX language —Ben Erwin
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| | | | | | ROBOLAB is the educational software for the RCX, that lets you do variables, nested loops, etc. while still maintaining an easy graphical interface for kids. It was programmed in LabVIEW 5. 1-800-362-4308 for more information. -Ben (...) getting (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca.cva)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Limitations in RCX language —Bruce Rhodewalt
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| | | | | | Is there a web site? (...) Bruce Rhodewalt aka kahuna@tikipub.com Tiki Publishing: Creative Internet solutions since 1995 74-040 Highway 111, Suite JJ3, Palm Desert, CA 92260 PGP: (URL) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca.cva)
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| | | | | Re: Limitations in RCX language —David Warnock
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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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