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(...) savings (...) Well, lets think, a rectification bridge, a voltage regulator, and an external power connector. In 'trade' quantities, you are talking well under 50 cents (probably more like 20 cents). If Lego are paying much more than this for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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If there is a "cost" issue between the 1.0 and 1.5, Has anyone seen the savings passed on to the buyers? Probably too mutch to ask.... ;-) -Rich (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Despite the fact that a lot of people here use wall power, I think that CA is probably right in that the vast majority of mindstorms robots are vehicles. Ah well. Something for "Dear Lego".... (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Yes, it looks like random is in a private library of mine, sorry. With all the exciting networking development happening, count on 0.2.4 being released soon, it will contain random() again. (...) For small amounts of random numbers, you may (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Uhhhh, gee, I just used some extra-long wires I got from Dacta to extend the console over to next to the couch, and plugged it in there ;-) But yeah, I want to get a couple of IR remotes too, for when I take an 8448 to work, and for my future train (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Steven and Rogers just make sure that when you use the jack on the RCX use an adapter that LEGO makes like the one that comes with the train controller. This one is also designed for the RCX. A while back this information was posted on lugnet. Do a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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sebarile-MOBL <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:Fn2CqL.AHF@lugnet.com... (...) That is one bad corner to cut! I use a jack sometimes, batteries more often though. I was just laying on the couch the other day thinking I needed a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Hi Matthew, it lokks like the functions are simply not defined neither in the legOS kernel nor in the libs. Following the comment in include/stdlib.h, they should be in libiberty.a, which is somewhere in the cross-compiler tree. However, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Consumer Affairs told me that after talking to many focus groups that they decided it was not used and thus cut for cost savings again (standard good corp practice)... and good for them, it seems like they need to cut some corners to stay in (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hello. I am using legOS-990330 with the transmission handler patch. I have no problems receiving at all, but periodically strange nonsensical data somehow inserts itself into the output stream with no apparent reason, like ~..y~~ Does anybody know (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) This is the big 'down side' of the 1.5. The computers themselves are identical, and you can run 1.5 software on the older brick. For the educational market (dacta stuff), Lego are still supplying all the units with the jacks. The suggestion is (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Steve, and anyone else interested, There should be another way to power the RCX, but I'm not sure if you can get the stuff to do it anymore. (if TLG is replacing them with the old stock 'with a good reason' then that is the best way to go) You used (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Steve, AFAIK, the two RCX versions are identical, apart from the power jack that is. Regards, Arjen "sebarile-MOBL" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:Fn1xFt.H1C@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) of (...) it (...) Is (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi All, I just got a Mindstorms 1.5 and the RCX does *NOT* have an AC jack! So if you plan to power the rails from a stationary location, plan on having a lot of batteries or a rechargable battery setup... I called LEGO Consumer Affairs and they are (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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After too many delays, I have finally released the latest pbForth. You can find out about it at: (URL) Remember to hit refresh so that you get the new page with the new links, not the old one! Have fun on the holidays. Here's what's new: Notes for (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) There is very little difference in the compiler itself between 1.0 mode and normal mode. Most of the changes are due to a new API file that is included (rcx_nqh.h). If something went wrong with building this file, that may cause a crash. To (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) I modified the original R2-D2 model to use the Scout. As the Scout is just the same size of th RCX, you might want to have a look at my creature. You can find it at the Italian Lego Users Group site (URL) worry, text in English). The site uses (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, I have been trying to compile NQC (2.0.2) with the watcom compiler under QNX and succeded partialy. I can now compile the test.nqc from version 1.3 in backward compatibility mode (bin/nqc -1 testv1.nqc). But I can't compile the new test.nqc (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Hi all, We are having troubles compiling code that makes use of the random() (and srandom()). The error messages that occour when we compile are: undefined reference to '_srandom' undefined reference to '_random' Any help will be greatly (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | linux-lnp: select() vs. SIGIO ( was Re: Call for debugging support )
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(...) Uuh, there was a little bug in my test program. Once again, i learned i have to read gcc´s warnings carefully. On linux, select() suffers exactly the same thing as SIGIO. If the hardware fifo of the uart is enabled, and there is a stream of (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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