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Re: Virtual PC and Mindstorms
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:54:45 GMT
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Michael Aaron Finch <GOBLINTRAIN@USWESTantispam.NET>
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Yes,
it's awful cool that the robo-lab stuff from pitsco-dacta is available
on-line now. Just a month or two ago it wasn't. I imagine they had quite
an influx of folks ordering catalogs for non curricular interestsover the
last year. Speaking of this, i have noticed that there are quite a few
pieces in the robolab that don't appear in the mindstorms. What have
robo-lab users found are the most useful of these extra parts? I haven't
ordered anything from them yet, & can't say that i understand the functions
of some of the stuff (esp. those pneumatic things). Is thier RCX unit
different from the one in the retail Mindstorms kit?
Michael Aaron
Kevin Carlson wrote:
> You need to patch the Mindstorms software to get it to work. There are
> two patches that I know of. One is by Dave Hylands, and you can find it
> and instructions for using it at:
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> http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/lego/macmind/patch_dh.html
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> But be warned. It is very sloooow under VPC. I'm using it with a 266 G3
> and it is barely usable. You can also purchase RoboLab, which runs on
> the Mac, from Pitsco/Dacta. You can order it online at
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> http://www.pitsco-legodacta.com/
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> I bought RoboLab and use it now while I'm learning nqc. It's better than
> the Mindstorms software and only costs $25. But be sure to use it on the
> modem port. I tried it on the printer port and it would not work. I'm
> not sure how it will work on the powerbook's combined printer/modem
> port. It should work, I think.
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> Hope this helps.
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> Jeremy wrote:
> >
> > Hi. I noticed that you are using Virtual PC and Mindstorms. Could you
> > tell me how you got the IR tower to work? I would much rather use my
> > PowerBook than the crappy old Dell I have to use to work with the RCX.
> >
> > Thanks a bunch!
> >
> > -jeremy
> >
> > ________________________________________________
> >
> > Jeremy Roush Savannah College
> > Art/Tech Director, D61 of Art & Design
> > w: 912.525.5261 http://www.scad.edu
> > f: 912.525.5262 Savannah, Georgia
> >
> > A human being from planet earth.
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| Robolab uses the same RCX as Mindstorms - I have one of each and they are identical (short of the number stamped on the side). Dave (...) reply to: dbaum at enteract dot com (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| You need to patch the Mindstorms software to get it to work. There are two patches that I know of. One is by Dave Hylands, and you can find it and instructions for using it at: (URL) be warned. It is very sloooow under VPC. I'm using it with a 266 (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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