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(...) I think it's a magnetic "ball-separator" - not a "magnetic-ball" separator. :-) I have a bunch of steel ball-bearings in my Lego storage system - so they must be used in one set or another - I have no idea which ones though. There are also (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: GBC- Magnetic Ball Separator
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What set has a magnetic ball? (18 years ago, 19-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Excellent! That looks like a really great addition to any GBC: for one thing, I've often wondered how long it takes to complete "one lap", and you really need a long average (as some modules recycle balls, etc.) I hope it's OK with you if I (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) When you do that, I recommend you not only test the 9 "on-brick" programming options on the page, but also the 18 "off-brick" programming tools, even if they're not allowed in FLL. :) Woops, guess I shouldn't have told you how many there are. (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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We seem to be avoiding the real issue here. This free exchange of hard gained knowledge has got to stop. Haven't you guys ever heard of the computer preisthood? What is the rationale for spending hours searching for alternative programming tools, (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [steve@teamhassenplug.org: Re: Apology]
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(...) Hmm. I'm not sure who you're upset about here, but I think this was a heart-felt effort on the part of two people to apologize for slights, real or imagined, that occured in a public forum. In other words, they both seem to be behaving in a (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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Ted, I'm not totally sure what you're saying, or why you felt the need to put my e-mail address in the subject line, but I believe the discussion is pretty much resolved. The page that's available: (URL) is pretty complete, and pretty informative. (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [steve@teamhassenplug.org: Re: Apology]
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This isn't Russia, dude. Your page is good and useful. If someone else wants to put up a better page, then they should get off of their fat "MCPs" and do it instead of critisizing your work. If they can do a better job, then fine. You have no need (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) John, Thank you very much. I think this is not only appreciated by me, but also by the community. Nobody comes here because they want to start a fight, or watch a fight. We come here to play & forget the stress of everyday life. This goes a (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I would like to extend my sincere apologies to Steve H for posting a software comparison page similar to his and announcing it here. I would also like to apologize to Ralph H for messing up his thread by mentioning the page there. It was wrong for (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Comparing software
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(...) Good point. I've corrected that. (...) Hopefully, people wanting to program an NXT will be able to see LeJOS is the way to go, for Java. I don't want to try to list everyone who can use the software, but I'd like for someone that's new to the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Steve, (...) Some small suggestions: - PC is a hardware architecture (I have Linux running on a couple of PCs). I think you mean Microsoft Windows. - Lejos for the RCX is used quite a lot in education (mostly introductory courses to programming (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks, Steve, that'll be a very helpful resource. Would you consider adding cost (or price range) to the matrix? Also, to me it would be easier to read if instead of having YES/NO columns for the OS (Windows, Mac, Linux), the row had OS? And the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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I get a lot of people asking what the "best" software is for the NXT. Of course, this is a complex question that depends on the user, and intended goal of the program. So, for the last several days, members of the Mindstorms Community Partners (MCP) (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What do these macros do?
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(...) Lots of very cool stuff deleted. Sorry I missed your original message, Jeff. You can write to both the Normal and Popup screen memory and toggle back and forth between which one gets displayed. This code flips between the two buffers for 10 (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks everybody for the explanations! Everything start to make sense now. I understand that a resitor will limit only voltage across the circuit, but not current, this is very clear also. So, i will look for a small electromagnet, (9 volts) because (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Cooperative assembly line (Was: Car factory)
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(...) Well... huh. First, just getting the GBC standard hammered out took a fair bit of effort. Second, I'm not sure what to build. Several folks have now "shown the way" as to how to build and coordinate a large P&P ("pick and place") type (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) ...plus a big loop of track then a "rail car recycling plant".... :-) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to use a electromagnetic device with the RCX and NXT. I tried with this one from a disk drive, and it worked quite well, but a few seconds after it start, the RCX shows the "low battery" icon. (The batteries are (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) How about a rail car factory? Jürgen (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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