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  Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
I know a lot of you scorn RCX code, but I find the enforced simplicity sort of appealing. Besides, I'm negotiating with some publishers about a kids' Mindstorms book. Anyhow, I have a couple of questions that neither Mindstorms tech support (duh!) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
Jon Shemitz <jon@midnightbeach.com> wrote in message news:378F9BE5.73572B...ach.com... (...) Just select the desired "My Comand" and drag it to the waste can. A window will ask if you want to delete. Click on the check mark and poof, it is gone. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
(...) Enforced simplicity is one thing; not having any options is another. (No real if statements? No memory?) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
(...) How much memory does an insect have? (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
(...) That's just what I'd tried, and just what Lego Tech Support suggested. I tried yet again, and for some reason it did work, this time. Not sure what I was doing wrong, 'cause it's sure the same click and drag op as deleting a tile from a (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
(...) Somewhat more than "zero", I think. (Or to be more precise, more than a simple counter.) I'm not an expert, but a quick web search turned up: (4 URLs) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
(...) An insect as a LOT of memory. Your average house fly has about 100,000 neurons, each with 100 to 1000 synapses (connections to other neurons). In the simplest neural network models, each synapse acts like a multiplicative coefficient whose (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
Jon Shemitz writes: > How much memory does an insect have? I forget. (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
 
(...) Hmmm... according to that, it looks like I should be able to run a simulation of an RCX on a fly. ;) - Ben. ---...--- Ben Williamson benw@pobox.com (URL) you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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