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(...) Please let your wife know that she has *really* cool tastes in anniversary gifts :). (...) I still like it quite a bit, but it seems among adults I'm a minority (or an aberration... I've been called worse). I agree that the bugs in the IDE in (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Frustration with NXT-G 1.1
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Given the frustrations I've had, I can't agree with the "10/10" ease of use rating that the BotMag comparison ( (URL) ) gave NXT-G. However, it does show that RobotC is, apparently, twice as easy to use as NXJ and NXC; that might be enough for me. (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Frustration with NXT-G 1.1
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(...) Thanks. That's why it's there. I can't tell you which one to use, but hopefully you've been able to mark a few off your list. (...) I've been using RobotC, because I'm doing stuff with Bluetooth that's simply not possible with the standard (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Frustration with NXT-G 1.1
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It would seem RobotC and NXJ are about equal for the kinds of things I'm trying to do. Like many developers, I find coding without a full-featured IDE to be a bit painful. (I know this means that I am trading convenience for deep language knowledge, (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brickworld MINDSTORMS Competition event-- Triathlon
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I know... bad form & all replying to my own message, but I thought I'd let everyone know, the rules for both the Robot Triathlon and Trash Wars are up on the Brickworld website www.brickworld.us. You can find them under the Event Info tab under (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | RE: Frustration with NXT-G 1.1
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There's a couple of descriptions of alternative programming environments on the web that you might want to look at. Check out the following: (URL) or (URL) wrote the second item which was published in Robot magazine. I'm one of the authors of (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Point me in the right direction...
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(...) I have not read it, but I've heard a lot of good things about it: "Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software" (available through amazon or barnes & noble, or I'm sure other places, too.) JohnG, GMLTC (a computer programmer by (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Using PF modes with mindsensors NRLink device
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I dont know the specifics but for a start try these: PF Protocol document: (URL) Posts here: (URL) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Frustration with NXT-G 1.1
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It's been a LONG time since I've posted. I was thrilled when my wife presented me with an NXT for our anniversary, and have really enjoyed its capabilities. We migrated our MindStorms@Work group to use the NXT, and dug into NXT-G (since we already (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Point me in the right direction...
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(...) Hi Nathan, You mentioned wanting to understand a computer's "inner workings," so you might check out the book "Inside the Machine": (URL) sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but you can read a sample at the website. Thanks, David (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Point me in the right direction...
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Hey all, This is a wee bit off topic, so apologies in advance. I'm a long time lego fan but a relative computer novice. So I thought I'd turn to my fellow hobbyist in regards to their specialty. I'm really seeking a 'book of everything' something (...) (17 years ago, 12-May-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Brickworld MINDSTORMS Competition event-- Triathlon
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After much delay (sorry) we've finalized the rules for the robot Triathlon event being held at Brickworld. The rules are quite long since it is essentially 3 contests in one, so I'm only going to highlight a few things here and ask you to download (...) (17 years ago, 12-May-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | Re: Can one use LEGO Mindstorms on GNU/Linux operating systems?
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Hi Paul, (...) It depends on the language/environment you want to use. The NXT-G software that comes with it, only runs on Windows and OSX. But there are alternatives like nxc/nbc ((URL) is a C like language and it runs on Linux and FreeBSD (which (...) (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Can one use LEGO Mindstorms on GNU/Linux operating systems?
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(...) It depends on your hardware. Are you running your OS on IA32/x86 hardware? If so, then you can use the NXT with your OS using some of my utilities. See this NXTASY thread for details about running NBC and NeXTTool under Ubuntu with built-in (...) (17 years ago, 5-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Can one use LEGO Mindstorms on GNU/Linux operating systems?
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(...) Hi Paul, I have been thinking about the same thing. It might be wrong, but I think it is not available now. Some have tried with a wine solution but ran into trouble with a dll. Here is a link: (URL) us posted if you figure something out. (...) (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Can one use LEGO Mindstorms on GNU/Linux operating systems?
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Hello! I have LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Because I use mainly Debian GNU/Linux Etch as OS I'm wonder whether can I use LEGO Mindstorms NXT on this OS? Any advices will be appreciated! (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Question about NXT Servomotors
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(...) Hi Iain, I hope this questions means your getting the lego bug (again) and we will start to see more of your great creations. In short, I can safely answer.... I think so; but im not 100% sure. Ive FWD this to the .robotics group where I'm (...) (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Daniele Benedettellli's book
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"Creating Cool Mindstorms NXT Robots" by Daniele Benedettelli has come out with some delay. The author and editor's wise decision to take their time to do this book has purified the contents and enhanced its quality... which can be only described (...) (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voyager... GPS guided autonomous outdoor LEGO robot
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(...) Yes, the GPS communicated directly to the NXT via bluetooth. I can't remember who it was that figured out how to do this, after most of us thought it was impossible, but it does work. It's difficult to quantify the accuracy. I have it set that (...) (17 years ago, 29-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voyager... GPS guided autonomous outdoor LEGO robot
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"John Brost" <john.brost@gmail.com> wrote in message news:K0384x.Lzu@lugnet.com... (...) So does the GPS talk directly to the NXT? What's the accuracy? Great work and a nifty bot!! -Rob www.lifelites.com (17 years ago, 29-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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