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Fred, I agree...There is no need to go to a newsgroup. I prefer the mailing list. Here are some reasons why: 1) No spam! Yeah!!!! 2) You don't get alot of lurkers who occasionally spout off just to critisize (sp?) someone's difficulty with the (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: The HandyBoard Mailing List
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Unless Fred knows any different and 2 days is an accurate time I would suggest changing your ISP as I have always received the mailing list copy of any messages that I have sent within 30 minutes of being sent. Also a news group would require this (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Inconsistent startup
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I'm trying to get a minimal 68hc11 board to run in single chip mode. After I download the code and switch to run mode, pushing reset works fine. The problem is when a startup in run mode, this Line of text comes up in my terminal emulator. "BUFFALO (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: The HandyBoard Mailing List
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Won't a news group boost the volume a bit? I sometimes have to wait 2 days before seeing my own message appear in de list... Which does not tempt to use it a lot. jaron -----Original Message----- From: Fred G. Martin [mailto:fredm@media.mit.edu] (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: The HandyBoard Mailing List
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i don't think the volume justifies a news-feed. also i prefer the subscription based model. regards, fred In your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | The HandyBoard Mailing List
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Howdy Fred and all others, I still enjoy the HandyBoard mailing-list a lot. So much that I would like some easier way to use it. Is there a reason this group is not on a news server (too)? In my humble opinion this would allow faster responses. And (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Recommendation for LEGO set
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Hi all, I'm looking for a recommendation on a LEGO set to buy for use with my Handy Board. I'm looking for a set with a reasonable number of pieces, gears, wheel and stuff to build a simple robot. I already have some motors and micro switches, I (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Improving the analog drivers
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Hoi, I have been playing around with the Chuck McManis (Thanks!) code for the HandyBoard. Everything compiled quite easily on my COSMIC compiler. (Isn't there a small bug in the LCD driver, I had to remove an = sign). I have (almost?) finished a (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | My address blues...
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Hi all, I am here to tell you that you should love your Handy Board for it to love you and stop giving you problems... and I feel love is all around...<smmmooooch...>juz kissed my HB... But alas, my HB has stopped lovin me...well, its not really (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: cannot communicate
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you are using the wrong kind of RJ11 cable. See the FAQ question (URL) the heading "The R11 on my Interface/Charger board is smoking hot and is turning black! What is wrong?" Always check the FAQ, there is a lot of good stuff in there, Fred In your (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | cannot communicate
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Hello All, My handy board will not communicate with the host computer. When I connect the phone cable the charge led#14 lights bright, and resistor #r11 gets real hot. I have a v2x compass on the robot and program already loaded and it works ok. Any (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Infrared I/O
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I have done a lot of work in the area of infrared I/O for the Handyboard. My software at (URL) will let you send and recieve codes for a wide variety of remotes. (26 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear HandBoard list's Members> I am using your Handy Board and I have some questions: 1) I have been trying to use the infrared subsystem. However, i have got some problems. First I load the "sony-ir.icb" and my single program which looks like this: (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Fred's book
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Is Fred's book still coming out this fall? (26 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Mindstorms
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Pls man... don´t ask the mail with handyboard mailing list in the second place !!! My Rules Wizard don´t detect that!!!! I´m tired of clean my input folder!!! thanks... (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Mindstorms
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(...) Yes, ROBOLAB works with Mac. Please see my unofficial FAQ for more information: (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Mindstorms
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Robolab, sold by Pistco-Dacta (Lego educational wing), supposedly supports the MAC. (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Wireless Link to HB
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Dave, Check out Linx Technologies sight at: (URL) have some nice uhf modules that use plain digital levels for input and output. Kevin Kevin Turner klturner@elko-nv.com "You'll never have enough time, money, or memory." (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | help on a ADC
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greetings everyone. im building a digital oscilloscope (to use on a PC) for a project in school but im running into trouble with the ADC im using because it says to use separate grounds and VCC for the digital and analogue parts, but browsing around (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Mindstorms
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Hi Fred. I enjoy the listserv, though I am a real novice and don't always understand what is going on. But, I am reading and learning. I just found out that you helped with the creation of the Legos Mindstorm robots, which I have purchased two for (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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