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Re: Mindstorms spirit.ocx programming = RCX ASM coding?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 23 Dec 1999 07:55:36 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Dave Baum writes:
> In article <Fn6B2x.6Az@lugnet.com>, "Ian Warfield" <ipw47@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > While I'll concede that NQC is more understandable in its use of variable
> > management and mathematical notation, the Spirit OCX is more useful to me
> > because of its Windows VB implementation. I can easily write GUIs and real-
> > time interfaces with my robots. And it's definitely the way to go if you're
> > using the computer as a "host station" to control a roving RCX. Plus - no
> > offense to Dave or anything - I feel a little more comfortable using the
> > Spirit SDK since it's "LEGO sanctioned". (Plus you get this neat
> > little pamphlet explaining the ins and outs of the RCX and the Spirit
> > language, which is fun to read.)
>
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> My biggest gripe about spirit is that it is only available for Win32. If
> it had also been available on Mac and Linux I would've layered NQC on top
> of it and never had to create a non "LEGO sanctioned" interface to the
> RCX. Actually, TLG now appears to acknowledge NQC as a legitimate way to
> develop for the RCX - at least that's how I interpret their change to
> allow NQC programs to be directly uploaded to www.legomindstorms.com.
Certainly; and it's in their best interest, too. And anything that elicits
formal recognition from LEGO - even if in a slightly backhanded way like this -
is worthy of respect, given their past and as-yet-still-current policy of not
acknowledging third-party contributions.
> Spirit has a definite advantage when you're building something where
> part will run on the host computer and part will run on the RCX. NQC is
> really only intended to craft software to run on the RCX itself.
Yeah, but NQC is still a great language, and you've obviously put a lot of
hard work into it. There has been nothing but praise for NQC everywhere you
look, so I'm certainly not going to crash the party.
> Bottom line: I'm all for a variety of tools. The "best" tool is the one
> that fits comfortably in the hand of its user and is effective for present
> task. Given the variation of both tasks and hands, its unlikely that any
> single tool will be perfect for everything.
Couldn't have said it better. :)
And sorry about the repetitive post - I didn't realize until after I'd written
it that you'd already written a separate reply.
-- Ian
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| (...) My biggest gripe about spirit is that it is only available for Win32. If it had also been available on Mac and Linux I would've layered NQC on top of it and never had to create a non "LEGO sanctioned" interface to the RCX. Actually, TLG now (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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