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Re: Well I went and got it!!!
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Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:14:14 GMT
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http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/
http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/

Are what I recommend for programming it.  As for books I can't comment
as I haven't actually gotten the books I bought read yet.  Too many
programming books requiring my attention first.



On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:48:56 GMT, gary tabener <g.tabener@ntlworld.com> wrote:
WooHoo!!!

Just got my first Mindstorms kit RIS 2.0, birthday prezzy (35 years young)
from the Mrs.

I have always been a Technic fan and I have an extensive collection thanks
to Ebay.

I have a few questions:

Can anyone recommend any books to give me more insight, I live in the UK?

From what I can gather I believe it is possible to write control programs
using other methods than that supplied on the Mindstorms CD, can anyone
point me in the right directions for a complete beginner?

Many thanks and I am sure I will have other questions as time goes by if not
models to show off and ideas/tips to share.

Gary.




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(...) RCX) and while I liked it better than the RIS code, I still moved promptly (within a month) to NQC (MacNQC, to be exact). There are better development tools (BrickOS, from what I've seen) but the learning curve (& installation) is (...) (20 years ago, 14-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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WooHoo!!! Just got my first Mindstorms kit RIS 2.0, birthday prezzy (35 years young) from the Mrs. I have always been a Technic fan and I have an extensive collection thanks to Ebay. I have a few questions: Can anyone recommend any books to give me (...) (20 years ago, 14-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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