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Re: list/group merge (was RE: Newbie Question.. FAQ?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:18:28 GMT
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stephen p spackman <stephen@^NoMoreSpam^acm.org>
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Kekoa Proudfoot wrote:
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> > I would agree that there is strong enough division between the three
> > following topics to warrent seperate fora:
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> > -- "Pure" Lego robotics: using only Real Lego hardware, although including
> > using alternate development environments. This is Mindstorms (etc.) from
> > a user level.
> > -- Mindstorms reverse engineering/metadevelopment: figuring out the
> > internals, and building tools for others to use.
> > -- Custom Lego robotics: homebrew and other commercial systems that
> > interface with Lego. This is Lego robotics from a hardware-hacker's
> > viewpoint. And the 'non-purist' approach puts a different attitude and
> > feel to the whole thing. Someone posted to the list just a bit ago
> > saying that they hoped the excitement over Mindstorms would die down
> > soon because they wanted to talk about other possiblities. While that's
> > certainly an ok view to have, a lot of us (most of us?) feel
> > differently.
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> My only concern is that there is not enough traffic to warrant a split.
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> Reverse engineering will die down after a few more months - the firmware is
> 95% finished as far as I'm concerned, with only the ROM and new firmware
> really remaining - when these are done, traffic on these topics will die
> down substantially. Posts relating to custom Lego robotics have always
> seemed to be in a sideband - interesting, but never a major talking point.
> I'm sure that purists can withstand the wincing when hearing about the
> occasional slicing and dicing of a Lego part. I even think occasional
> threads discussing using another controller (Handy Board or Stamp, say)
> with Lego bricks are fine, since I can't imagine them ever taking over the
> focus of the list/newsgroup. (If they do, however, that might warrant a
> split.)
Hear, hear.
While the proposed split is reasonable, shortly all the reverse
engineering stuff will be on web pages, rather than a voluminous ongoing
discussion, and hopefully the metatraffic will shortly die down too.
stephen
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 | | Re: list/group merge (was RE: Newbie Question.. FAQ?
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| I am not sure if this is the right thread, or the only thread on the subject, but it seems close to what I have to say. Although the "gateway" is now here, and I *NOT* (repeat not) advocating the removal, I still want to say my two pickles. Firstly, (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: list/group merge (was RE: Newbie Question.. FAQ?
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| (...) My only concern is that there is not enough traffic to warrant a split. Reverse engineering will die down after a few more months - the firmware is 95% finished as far as I'm concerned, with only the ROM and new firmware really remaining - (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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