 | | RE: JCX and Legos to appear in Denmark next week —Rob Limbaugh
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| | | (...) It was supposedly to be released by year end of 2001: (URL) a new release date was slated for April 2003: (URL) schedule page: (URL) dates are presumably for 2003 because on another page they list "new" schematics for the production JCX on (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: JCX and Legos to appear in Denmark next week —John Barnes
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| | | | | In lugnet.robotics, "Rob Limbaugh" <RLimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.com> wrote: snip ... (...) Yep, that's my take on it too. And then you don't have to get saddled with a Java only brick either. I say "Build your own Brick!" JB (20 years ago, 8-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | Re: JCX and Legos to appear in Denmark next week —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | | | (...) Sure, that's easy for YOU to say... :) But not everyone can just go out and build their own BFB... Steve (20 years ago, 8-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: JCX and Legos to appear in Denmark next week —Mark Tarrabain
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| | | | | (...) Of course, as the dates on all as yet incomplete portions are crossed out with no tentative new estimates for completion, the schedule is basically worthless. (...) Agreed. Which is unfortunate... the concept is a good one... a powerful (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | Lego Compatible (was Re: JCX and Legos...) —Wayne Gramlich
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| | | | | | (...) [snip JCX schedule comments] (...) I'm just curious what constitutes a system that is Lego compatible enough? -Wayne [snip loss of hope] (20 years ago, 9-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Compatible (was Re: JCX and Legos...) —Mark Tarrabain
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| | | | | | (...) Fair question. In this context, I would say that it is a unit that directly supports LEGO motors and sensors right out of the box. The Handyboard motor outputs may be electrically compatible with LEGO motors, but the unit lacks physical (...) (20 years ago, 9-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Compatible (was Re: JCX and Legos...) —Chio Siong Soh
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| | | | | | | (...) There's an Expansion Board for the Handyboard that provides 4 inputs for the LEGO active sensors (light and rotation) on 2 lines besides 6 servo ouputs and other good things. (URL) not too difficult to cut the LEGO cables and attach the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Compatible (was Re: JCX and Legos...) —Wayne Gramlich
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| | | | | | (...) In short, you insist upon both electrical and mechanical compatability. An interesting point of view which happens to be quite different from mine; I will have to think about it some. Thanks, -Wayne (20 years ago, 9-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: JCX and Legos to appear in Denmark next week —Mark Tarrabain
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| | | | (...) news page that used to be at (URL) are now all offline. If there was any doubt that this product was vapourware (at least with respect to it being a commercial product) before... I had already long since accepted this to be the most likely (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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