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Re: BrickRemote
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lugnet.robotics.palm
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 01:38:51 GMT
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Robert,
sorry to hear the IR thing didn't work out. Many of us were looking forward
to seeing that work.
Your offer for the interface sounds great. I wouldn't be getting to it real
soon, but if you set up a web page with your ideas, members of this group
could go there and offer ideas and comments. That way when (and perhaps
if--no promises yet) I start coding, we would have something pretty stable
as far as the user interface goes. Actually it sounds pretty exciting as I
think about it more.
Working in black and white on a 160x160 screen is pretty challenging--good
luck.
I'm also interested in seeing what the Lego programming system for the Scout
will be like (the one coming out in a week or so).
Mike
p.s. Cutting the screws off the normal hot-sync cable doesn't keep it from
being usable in its normal way. When I first tested the system, what I
actually did was take the guts out of the tower which was simple, and then I
could attach the cable easily, with no modifications or adapters. Why did
Lego make the tower with that recessed connector? :(
Robert Eddings <webmake@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:3825F385.4983188@bellsouth.net...
> Mike,
>
> Sense I don't have the proper cable configuration yet I haven't tried
> loading your program yet. I will and tell you the results of how it does
> on my PalmIIIx running OS3.3.
>
> As you know, I've been tinkering with a Palm remote program also. I have
> not programmed on the Palm before so I will be putting that project on
> the back burner and spend the time learning more about Palm programming.
> Your program looks to be going in the right direction so I will be happy
> to assist you in testing and offering suggestions.
>
> I believe that a limited RCX programming interface in your program would
> be very useful. A system like the Scout would be neat but I could see
> that a simple statement block stack system, like the one that comes with
> the RIS, could have inputs that would be quick enough to be usable on
> the Palm. Here is a quick idea:
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> 1. One screen could have a list of all the program blocks. Such as ON,
> WAIT, BEEP, REVERSE, etc. Taping on a block adds to a database of chosen
> blocks. A button would open a screen of blocks selected.
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> 2. On the screen of selected blocks, each block could be tapped that
> would show the options to be set for that block such as "ON []A []B
> []C".
> buttons or menu items for this screen could include LOAD, SAVE, and
> DOWNLOAD.
>
> I think that this would be quick for the user to tap in a program with
> the only manual input being a few numbers.
>
> With me being a webmaster I make my living designing user interfaces. If
> you are interested, even if this is something you my not undertake for
> awhile, I would be glad to develop this idea more and share it with you.
>
> Robert Eddings
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| Mike, Sense I don't have the proper cable configuration yet I haven't tried loading your program yet. I will and tell you the results of how it does on my PalmIIIx running OS3.3. As you know, I've been tinkering with a Palm remote program also. I (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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