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Re: What to start out with?
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Date: 
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 06:26:42 GMT
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On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Hari Wiguna wrote:
There are also two books on MindStorms, I'm still reading, so I cannot make
a recommendation yet.

Particularly if you are just starting, and if you are interested in the
coding more than the construction, I very highly recommend O'Reilly's
Unofficial Guide to Lego Mindstorms. Covers all your bases and is very
well written.

Luis

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  Re: What to start out with?
 
I like Dave Baum's book better as a first book. Most people in this group seem to use NQC which is covered in-depth. Also has lots of construction ideas and the pictures are a little better. Mike Luis Villa <liv@duke.edu> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: What to start out with?
 
Welcome to the world of LEGO & robotics! Right out of the box, 700 parts is more than enough to build interesting robots. I think you should save your money until AFTER you PLAY with your MindStorms. In the mean time, give Lego Shop at home a call, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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