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Re: Help! Can't talk to IR Tower with Mac w/nqcc!
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Date: 
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 03:21:50 GMT
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I thought so too. I did have the RCX on at the time. I also checked out the
full communications tonight by downloading the firmware using Mindstorms. (A
PC @ work is temporarily housing the sw!) so I know that everything else
works. This is driving me nuts!

rob

lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Ben Kimball) writes:
> > I get the green led to turn on in the IR Tower
> 
> I'm pretty sure that this only happens when the tower is properly
> communicating with the host PC (in this case, a Mac). At least, mine
> does, and it works fine. Perhaps you don't have the RCX powered on and in
> line of sight to the tower? I usually put mine just three inches away or
> so from the tower.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ben
> 
> 
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(...) I'm pretty sure that this only happens when the tower is properly communicating with the host PC (in this case, a Mac). At least, mine does, and it works fine. Perhaps you don't have the RCX powered on and in line of sight to the tower? I (...) (28 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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