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Hi there. Has anyone tried to use Mindstorm in combination with Virtual PC or Real PC? Since there is no Mac-version I am interested in this combination. Thanks Rob Visscher The Netherlands ffrob@knoware.nl or rob@fonts-files.nl ======== Posted via (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorm and Mac through Virtual PC?
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(...) People have tried it, but apparently there's an issue with the serial port, and it doesn't work. You'll have to use either Robolab or NQC -- hardly a loss, really. (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Well, I've got a Mac, and ordered Robolab from Pitsco last week. Hasn't arrived yet though. I'm looking forward to using an interface other than the in-box CD-ROM one on a friend's PC. I have never used Robolab, but it was only $25. Pitsco they said (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thank Matthew and Suzanne for your info. It safes me a lot of trouble. Please keep me posted on your experiences. Since i’m on the other side of the atlantic (Netherlands) i’ve never seen the mindstorm software. What’s the real difference between (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) A lot. Robolab uses LabView, a very popular graphical programming interface. I heard somewhere that one of the new global satellite networks was programmed using it. It's very full featured and you should be able to use it to do anything the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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