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Re: O'Reilly Mindstorms book [was RE: Memory]
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 9 Feb 1999 05:17:56 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Jonathan Knudsen <jonathan@oreilly.com> writes:
> We don't have a schedule yet; I'm only about
> two chapters into it so far. Please don't ask our
> customer service people about it--they will
> get annoyed with me. The book is designed
> to tell you how to max out your RIS kit--basically
> it picks up where Lego's documentation leaves off.
> I'll talk about NQC, for sure, and making your own
> sensors, how to find Pitsco and S@H, online
> resources, nifty mechanical things like directional
> transmissions and adder-subtractors. My goal
> is to present every cool thing you could possibly
> do with Mindstorms in one book. (It's subtitled
> "The Ultimate Guide," like our PalmPilot book.)
> I'm still undecided about legOS, but I'm thinking
> about having a chapter on it. I'm structuring the
> book around actual robots that you can build, so
> I will cover both mechanical design and software.
Man, this is too cool. IMO, ORA is the world leader in high-quality geek
books, but I never would have guessed they would publish a book on LEGO MS.
How did it all come about? I guess the bottom line is that ORA in business
to sell special-interest geek books, but this is still almost too cool to
believe. :-)
> I'd be glad to hear any suggestions. I'm still in the early
> stages so you can influence the content if you wish.
>
> If I'm offending anyone by discussing my own book
> on this list, let me know and I'll restrict the talk to
> private emails.
I think would be valuable to you and to ORA and to everyone else here long-
term if it were discussed here. Since you brought up the topic (the
existence of the book) casually and you aren't pushing it, I can't imagine
anyone being offended.
--Todd
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