 | | Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
|
|
(...) Yeah, that's what I suspected in fact. My training and experience as a software engineer made me forget what it was to be faced with an unknown, complex programming language. I've been assuming everyone would be fluent in C ;-) On the other (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
|
|
(...) Go to Radio Shack and get "Getting Started in Electronics" by Forrest M. Mims. Its easy, accurate, and quickly usable knowledge. The book is 8.5"x11" and about .25" think with a green cover. After that look at any of his topical books (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | RCX --> miniBoard(was: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx)
|
|
(...) Is anyone here thinking about going the opposite way, i.e replacing the RCX with a Mini Board? I am contemplating such a switch for essentially two reasons: cost and size. For the price of a Rcx you can buy two mini board kits, and they are (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: RCX --> miniBoard(was: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx)
|
|
You all may think that I'm nuts, but I've kinda had a pipe dream for a while about putting a basic 32 bit CPU in the RCX enclosure. Something like a Motorola 68k or ColdFire. Lots and lots of tools out there for 32 bit micros! Heck, if money were no (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: RCX --> miniBoard(was: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx)
|
|
Getting pretty far off-topic, methinks, but... =>From: rmemory@zinc.com =>... =>You all may think that I'm nuts, but I've kinda had a pipe dream for a while =>about putting a basic 32 bit CPU in the RCX enclosure. Something like a =>Motorola 68k or (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
|
