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(...) Right - good catch, Rob. A decent price, but that'd be better if you could power it externally. Ed (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually, my 1.5 has a power port. It didn't come with a power cord so I borrow the one from my train controller when I need it. I'm curious (and not trying to be a punk, really), but how can you tell there's not power port from that enlarged (...) (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I've never seen any 1.5s with a power port. That seems very odd, because that was one of the things LEGO said they changed for the 1.5. The RCXs with a power port only have four studs on the bottom row. Looking at the picture, you can see (...) (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I guess I'm mistaken. I could have sworn the box said 1.5, but it clearly says 1.0 on the brick. I lost the box to see where my confusion is. I'll go back to lurking now. --Jack ___...___ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 (URL) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) no need. Actually, I think many (if not all) of the 1.5s were marked with 1.0. Steve (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The confusion is that the nos. 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 properly refers to the RIS sets, viz: #9719 Robotics Invention System 1.0 ((URL) Robotics Invention System 1.5 ((URL) Robotics Invention system 2.0 ((URL) for the RCX (programmable brick) itself, (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, (...) you can still get those from LEGO Dacta, either separately or as part of some Dacta sets (but they ain't cheap). Cheers Jürgen (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh, oh! You do mean RCX 1.0 with socket for AC adapter don't you? Yes, the LEGO Mindstorms for Schools sets come with RCX 1.0 with the AC adapter socket ((URL) Many of the school projects are stationary robots and often require the RCX to be (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hmph, I'd missed the missing power plug, too. Oh, well, my recent bots have been mobile, anyway. But I ordered one of these instead: $75 for that same kit, plus sensors and other stuff: https://botballstore...826f6c232a Even without the (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi CSSoh, (...) yes, I cut out the wrong lines, I meant the one with AC adapter. (...) Maybe it is also too easy to fry the RCX that way, e.g. by using a transformer with a wrong voltage, and the customer service costs got out of hand. Cheers (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) But it's ok in the hands of AFOLs :-) C S Soh (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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