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Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 20 Oct 1999 00:46:36 GMT
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Yes, they left it alone...
The 1.5 RCX ROM has the same version number as the 1.0 RCX ROM. The
firmware file shipped on the 1.5 CD is identical to the 1.0 firmware.
Dave Baum
In article <3.0.32.19991019122942.00d63994@mailserver>, "John Barnes"
<barnes@sensors.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> Actually, there's a ton of space left in the ROM, I wonder if they ADDED
> anything useful, like a real OS kernel :-)
> <<<<<
>
> I suspect they had to leave it alone, sadly. They have to maintain both
> forward and backward compatibility, otherwise new/old PC software won't
> work with old/new RCX firmware. Compatibility issues would drive their
> technical support nuts!
>
> JB
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reply to: dbaum at enteract dot com
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| (...) Actually, there's a ton of space left in the ROM, I wonder if they ADDED anything useful, like a real OS kernel :-) <<<<< I suspect they had to leave it alone, sadly. They have to maintain both forward and backward compatibility, otherwise (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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