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Re: It works! iMac and RIS
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 03:11:31 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Greg Wilson) writes:
> I've seen a lot of "it *should* work" or "it *might* work" type of
> postings, but nothing specific indicating that you really can use the
> Lego Mindstorms RIS on an iMac using Virtual PC. I got it to work, and I
> thought I ought to post the configuration for the record:
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> * Original 233Mhz iMac, MacOS 8.5 • [snip]
> That's it! The uConnect device makes the connection to the IR tower
> simple and clean. The system is a teeny bit slow, but very much usable.
> I expect that a newer iMac (such as the new 400Mhz DV model) would work
> even better. This setup may also run better with Virtual PC 3.0, Mac OS
> 9.0, and/or Windows 98. But the above is what I'm currently using, and
> it all works just great.
[snip]
<Grump> I have Virtual PC 3.0 on my G4/400 (at this moment). It used freeze
almost every time I put a CD in, currently it won't even boot. I have no faith
whatsoever that it will work on MY machine. I'm getting my money back from
Connectix, and I am feeling grumpy enough at Apple for leaving off the serial
ports and floppy drive to sell THAT thing back too! Hmmph, no floppy, no
serial port, no SCSI - I guess that we're supposed to use magic to connect to
the rest of our Mac investments in keyboards, drives, programs and what not...
<Grump!>
DLC
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