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After a few requests, I have updated the information on adding LED's and Lamps to the LEGO RCX 'MindStorms' system. I have included info about how to calculate resistor values etc. Look at: (URL) follow the link near the top.. There is also more (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) My legOS.srec file, which is compiled with all the default settings, is exactly 21000 bytes long. The calculated size is 8144. Which is sort of in the ballpark of half the file size (if we use a very big ballpark). The proper estimate is (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Release date for RCX 2.0?
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It seems that S@H is out of the 1.5s and they're becoming scarce in local stores. Has anyone heard of a release date for the RCX 2.0? jt -- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Books fo Mindstorms
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"Ralf Krause" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:B662C15A.A0C%kr....web.de... (...) ... (...) very (...) The book is also available here in the UK - try (URL) for 10% off the RRP. Dan (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) Here's how to determine size given a .srec file: 1) Look at the last S1 line in the s-record file. An example from firm0328.lgo: S113E1606F... 2) Look at characters 4-8 (start counting with 0): S113E1606F... ^^^^ This is the starting address (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) So my 18k kernel actually only takes 9k of RCX memory? Suddenly my apparent out-of-memory errors make a lot less sense.... (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) I wasn't completely sure how much extra data there was in there; I knew it was larger but didn't realize by how much. Regardless, I'll merge in the changes anyway, since I don't want our tree to diverge too much from the One True tree. Luis (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) Isn't the actual size of the kernal about half the .srec size? That file contains ascii codes for for hex bytes, a pair of characters would be one byte. Rossz (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) Actually, the kernel can hit 21-22K (depending on the compile-time options.) My current legOS.srec sits at 21232 bytes. So, I'm going to do the update. Luis (sort of wishing that Markus had not made so many little changes to firmdl) ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | transmission distances
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When I muck about with Exploration Mars software, the RCX doesn't go out of range until it's out of the room. With pbForth, the RCX receives the commands over just as far a range, but can only send its "ok" feedback when it is quite close to the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: pBricks & W2K?
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"Matthew Fisher" <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G5q9vI.EsB@lugnet.com... (...) I did not have any trouble installing it and running it a little, but most of my development happens in nqc now. :) -john (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: pBricks & W2K?
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You must not have had QuickTime 4 installed previously. The RIS software forces install of QT2 and 3 (pretty damned archaic if you ask me) and if you already have 4 installed, which huge numbers of people do now, yer up the crick. As I mentioned (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: pBricks & W2K?
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I had *no* trouble installing RIS 1.5 on my Win2K system, and it runs pretty well, most of the time. But then, I don't program in RIS myself, only use it to answer questions for people doing FLL and using the RIS programming environment. -Peter (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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The tower is just a serial device! No driver (other than that supplied by Win2K) needed! You can also use NQC to program your brick, or order RoboLab ($25) from Pitsco (www.pldstore.com). Here are my biases: RCX code teaches you *nothing* about real (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Aaron Nabil" <nabil@spiritone.com> wrote in message news:G5s74v.ECM@lugnet.com... (...) what (...) mindscript (...) I stand corrected. I guess I should have upgraded to 1.5 after all. RCX2's Mindscript language does appear to be much better than (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Michael Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G5s1Dx.KnC@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) The "real" 1.5 RCX code is a text file, when you make a program, that's what it makes. It appears to be a slightly less elegant version of RCX2 (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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(...) There are no IR drivers required -- it connects to a serial port and Windoze already has serial drivers. John A. Tamplin LiveOnTheNet.COM, Inc. jat@LiveOnTheNet.COM 2104 West Ferry Way 256/705-7007 - FAX 256/705-7100 Huntsville, AL 35801 (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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I guess I need the SPRIT.ocx file as well?!?! "Matthew Fisher" <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G5s1p1.LJK@lugnet.com... (...) 2-3 (...) the (...) is (...) CD... (...) for (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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Thank you very much Ben for taking the time to help me. I called up Lego and they say they're sending me the CD, but it'll take 2-3 weeks! So much for a Merry Christmas. :( I suspect your suspicions are correct about a driver being required for the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Ben Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:G5ovr6.Jro@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) programs, (...) I don't think the real RCX Code is ever in this text form. You find these text files on the CD, but when you make RCX Code programs they (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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You'll be waiting quite a while I'm afraid. I just got my RCX about 4 weeks ago and am running Win2k, of course the included software doesn't work on Win2k. actually, it only works on Win98 and 95, and not always then. I sent a message to support, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: pBricks & W2K?
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No, it won't, here's what I did: Install the software, it will probably crap out on parts of the QuickTime 2 & 3 installation, continue thru everything to the end. Don't bother trying to run the installed software, it won't, but the key components (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Event dispatch
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(...) Meanwhile I found this out too. (...) I think I never would have found this feature. (...) I like the new features in 2.3a1! (I'll try them tonight). TZS (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | NQC 2.3 a1 in beta test
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Only a few minor new features, but I had to rework code generation for expressions and conditions extensively, so that's why its a beta release. (URL) Baum (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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OK. I'll take care of the firmdl3 stuff. If no one objects, I have some free time- I think I'll be testing and doing a new release of legOS for Christmas ;) Ditto the HOWTO. Luis (...) ---...--- "Nobody ever said that democracy was simple or (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Books fo Mindstorms
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Hi, in Germany you can get the new book "Extreme Mindstorms - An advanced guide to Lego Mindstorms" from Dave Baum, Michael Gasperi, Ralph Hempel and Luis Villa. It 's great!! If you are interested in some deeper hardware informations, RCX 2.0 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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I can also do it, tomorrow- sorry I've been out of the loop (exams.) Rossz, if you've already done it, great; otherwise, I'll take care of this (and also the firmdl3 stuff.) Luis (...) ---...--- "Nobody ever said that democracy was simple or (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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(...) Because I would rather just pass the buck myself!!! :) That, plus I don't use LegOS much at all, and would rather have somebody else decide what pieces of code might be good or bad to update. -Kekoa (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Event dispatch
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(...) I think the choice of whether to have a single task waiting on multiple events or multiple tasks each servicing a single event depends on the following questions: 1) Is there a single activity that should be happening that gets interrupted by (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Mindstorm Recall?
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Sorry, I should have said "jack". No jack, no adaptor... -Peter "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:G5oHCt.GqJ@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Cygnus Installation troubles
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(...) I found the problem, the SHELL environment variable requires forward slashes, not backslashes. My apologies for the error in my HOWTO. I've corrected the mistake on my website and included an additional note about this error. Rossz (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | pBricks & W2K?
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Can Lego's RIS 1.5 included software run on Windows2000? (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Vision command & macintosh
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Hi, has anybody an idea to use the vision command with a macintosh? All newer Macintosh have usb for connecting the camera but there comes no driver for it from Lego. Ralf (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Event dispatch
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In the SDK2 documentation for the new Lego-Scripting language events are used as follows: sensor Opto on 2 Opto is light as percent event gloomy when Opto is 0..20 event dull when Opto is 30 .. 40 event intense when Opto is 80 .. 100 main { start (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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(...) Yeah, I'll just pass the buck. Why don't you have Luis give you developer's access to the project? You certainly do enough work to justify it (more than me, in fact). Rossz rossw AT jps DOT net (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Cygnus Installation troubles
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(...) I don't see how registry traces could affect a DOS program. Did you remove all the environment variables used by cygnus? I have a faint memory of one used by MAKE that instucts whether MAKE is in DOS or UNIX mode, though I don't remember what (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Data capture
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You need to use level 5 and use the "write data point to set" command. Any command other than this one includes the time stamp as well, which takes up memory. let me know if this works for you. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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(...) it surprised me, since i dind't know that rcx code was text... (robolab sure isn't text) and yes, i realize that the browser has no lego-awareness and that a similar effect can be seen with some text editors. i still think its cool. (...) yeah (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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(...) That is not very surprising, as RCX Code is text. So there is no LEGO-awareness in the browser. (...) Yes, they did the right thing using text for storage of programs. Jürgen (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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(...) Cool. Beans. (...) The normal procedure in this case would be to do a fresh CVS checkout into a new directory, make the changes there, and then do a checkin from there too. But only if you want to be the one to commit the changes. I say pass (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Cygnus Installation troubles
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I tried your new procedure and got the same result as before. Then I transfered the whole installation (not the zip and tar files) to my notebook. I set the same environment variables on this machine. Then I tried and it worked perfectly. Inspecting (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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(...) I committed your changes to the float library a few minutes ago. I think I'll leave the firmdl alone for the moment. I have my source code to that program hacked up (porting to MinGW) and don't want to screw things up. Rossz (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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(...) If you want to commit the changes, and if you have the authority to do that, go right ahead. The purpose of my message was to say there is action to be taken. Who actually takes action doesn't really matter much to me. Same goes for the update (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Floating-point bug fix
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(...) I haven't heard much from Luis or Paolo recently - who are in charge of the legOS project at SourceForge. I can commit the changes if you wish. Rossz (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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I should add that this was Internet Explorer 5.5. I just discovered that this does not work with Netscape... although maybe there is some setting that you can do to make it happen. Of course, I could always link the .rcx extension with launching (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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I don't know if this has already been discovered a dozen times before (I would search to find out, but the text search cgi is down!)... but I just found something cool. If you put a link to any RCX Code program with a .rcx extension in a web browser (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Floating-point bug fix
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This morning, Kieran Elby sent me a report of a "0 - x" bug with subtraction in the floating point routines, which I fixed. In the process I reread the IEEE specs and decided I could do something simpler for both subtraction and negation. The (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Cygnus Installation troubles
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(...) I've been working with another person who is experiencing the exact same error. I've made a slight modification to my instructions, but I have not received verification that he has the environment working. Take another look at (URL)What means (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Firmdl3 updated
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Following a discussion on lugnet.robotics on firmware versions and firmware checksumming, I realized firmdl3 was broken for the latest firmware files (firm0325.lgo and firm0328.lgo). The problem was these files were too big. I have modified firmdl3 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Mindstorm Recall?
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(...) Just to clarify, did it have a power *jack* on the unit and not the ac adaptor, or did it have neither? KL (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Cygnus Installation troubles
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Because I couldn't get the Cygnus solution get to work on Win98 I tried Rossz Vàmos-Wentworth DJGPP solution. Unfortunately this doesn't work too. I followed the steps described on Rossz site. When I tried the first "make" I got the following error (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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I'm waiting on them to get back to me... meanwhile I can't do nothin!! #$% Can someone email or ftp the important contents of the CD somewhere for me? I can give a FTP server location if required. Can't WAIT!! Thanks, Matt "Michael Gasperi" (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: looking for programmers
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Why not invite some FLL teams to show off their robots? Get some kids involved! -Peter Coach, FLL Team #1096: The Unibots (we're in California, so we probably wouldn't qualify... ) "anthony" <huberman@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: V2.0 will be out in Nov. 2001
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(...) That sounds wrong. I believe 2.0 was *supposed* to be due out Nov 2000 but was delayed *slightly* due to software problems, because FLL teams were supposed to get the Beta of the software (no, not just the firmware) but we did not due to some (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Mindstorm Recall?
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(...) The FLL kit received this August was from DACTA and DID NOT have the power adaptor. -Peter Coach, FLL Team #1096: The Unibots (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Cygnus Installation troubles
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Did anybody find the cause and a solution to the problems Christopher Arquiza had in July? I have the same problem now. Thomas (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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I would contact LEGO Technical Support.and have them send you the CD. There is no other drag and drop simple way to program the RCX that you can get online for free. The update to 2.0 won't do you any harm or good at this point. (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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Greetings. Just bought my first RIS 1.5 set. Took three days of looking in Miami and purchased as many sets only to go home and find a different missing part everytime. This time I'm missing the CD and the registration card. But there are no more (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | [ANN] leJOS 1.0.0beta3 released!
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Beta 3 of leJOS is out at (URL) main change is that the NT "Permission Denied" bug in lejosfirmdl appears to be fixed. Thanks to Paolo Masetti for his hints, and to anyone else who's contributed to the firmware downloader in legOS. Enjoy, --Jose (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: getpid?
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(...) I wouldn't want to do so, not because the H8 does not implement inline, but because cpid is a local variable to tm.c (although it is not declared as such...). I think it's cleaner to have this user - kernel interface in real functions. Eddie (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Data capture
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Since this is a RoboLab newsgroup, he is probably using RoboLab. Level 4 is a RoboLab term as well. But I am sorry, I have no experience with the data logging stuff, so I can't help Phil. --Jack Gregory RoboLab volunteer Bernd Frassek (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: getpid?
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Eddie, Would there be any problem making these inline, seeing how they're one-liners? (I'm assuming here that the H8 target implements inline) Regards, ROSCO (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: getpid?
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(...) The following patch will add both getpid() and getppid() to legOS: diff -u -r1.2 unistd.h --- include/unistd.h 2000/08/01 01:12:40 1.2 +++ include/unistd.h 2000/12/14 21:49:56 @@ -94,4 +94,7 @@ //! kill all processes with priority lower or (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Any difference btw RCX1.0 and RCX1.5?
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(...) Seems there are some nice additions (differential, optic fiber), but not many. See (URL) However, one big difference is that if the RIS 1.5 is operated with (...) Correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression is that the plug of the 1.0/2.0 is (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: getpid?
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(...) [code snipped] Ah, I understand. You could still use my method, but you'd have to pass the pid in as a parameter to the functions that need to know it, which would be ugly. (...) Well, get hacking! ;) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Data capture
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(...) What is a Level 4 program? Are you using NQC? With NQC I collected 1400 data points with a temperature sensor - it worked fine. Best regards Bernd (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Any difference btw RCX1.0 and RCX1.5?
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(...) I don't know if there are differences in the sets (pieces). However, one big difference is that if the RIS 1.5 is operated with re-chargeable batteries, the batteries cannot be charged in the RCX since there is no plug anymore. Best regards (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: PC requirements for RIS 1.5
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(...) Yes, it works perfectly - I had the same configuration until 2 weeks ago. Best regards Bernd (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | PC requirements for RIS 1.5
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Hello I was wondering if one can run the RIS 1.5 from a PC with a Pentium 133, 64Mb RAM ? The box says 166 is required. Thanks alot John (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: getpid?
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(...) this is not exactly what I meant. What I am looking for is how can a piece of code determine which process is currently executing it. something like: main(...) ... create 2 processes with pid1, pid2 ... these processes occasionally call (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: rcxtcl.zip & other mindstorm sets for RCX / pbForth
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(...) Roland, I have discussed other sets to augment the RCX in the past. My favorite (if you can get one) is the CodePilot set. Other than that, get at least one UltimateAccessory kit, for the rotation sensor and remote control. I don't have vision (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: getpid?
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(...) AFAIK there aren't any built-in mechanisms. However, when a thread is launched, the launching process does get its PID as a return value from execi(). I'm thinking you could pass in a pointer to some storage in the argv, and then update that (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | rcxtcl.zip & other mindstorm sets for RCX / pbForth
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Hoorah, thx alot yes it does work now...though I had patched my old one using the pkunzip repair facility. Is Vision command any use with pbForth... I mean any point of getting it ? If not what are good sets to buy to augment RIS 1.5 using pbForth ? (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | looking for programmers
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Dear Sir- P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, NY (www.ps1.org), a major contemporary art museum affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art in New York is opening a new exhibition in a few days, this Sunday, the 17th, called Some New Minds. As part of the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | New rcxtcl.zip - again
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Hi All, After some effort, I was able to track down the problem. It seems that in the move to a new server that does case-insensitive URLs for my site, I forgot to point my ftp program at the new server and my ISP kept my old server running. The net (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Any difference btw RCX1.0 and RCX1.5?
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Is there any difference between RCX1.0 and RCX1.5? I have seen them on sale at two different prices. (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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1. First of all, thanks for the replies guys. 2. To Peter; I was told that version 2.0 will come available in November of 2001. But get this, in the mean time, there will be absolutely no Robotics Invention Systems of any number available at all; (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello, I am looking for a way how to obtain an identifier of a calling thread/process... I have to distinguish between different threads in the code and thus missing some equivalent to UNIX-like thr_self() / pthread_self() / getpid() any (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Mindstorm V2.0 RCX
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Does anyone know if the new Mindstrom V2.0 RCX come with the AC power adpater like the v1.0 has? I perfer to have this option for stationary robots than the non version like 1.5 RCX brick. ahui Also, will LEGO still sell the rcx 1.0 or will that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Mindstorm Recall?
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(...) The difference in parts seems to be minor, look here: (URL) of course the RCX 1.5 doesn't have a power adaptor, so they won't be able to recycle them. Also, as far as I could see, DACTA always sold bricks with the power adaptor. Jürgen "should (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Looking for other pdx/vancouver mindstorms people
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(...) Do you mean Vancouver, BC Canada or Vancouver USA? If you mean Vancouver BC Canada then join the VLC! THere are quite of a few of us Mindstorm'ers around here. See link below. If your Vancouver USA... Oh well. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.or.por, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Data capture
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I'm trying to capture data over a period of time that requires more data points than what seems to be the default (approx. 1026 points). I've tried building a level 4 program and increased the data buffer beyong this number, however, I can't seem to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Looking for other pdx/vancouver mindstorms people
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I'm looking for other pdx/vancouver mindstorms people to chat/play/invent with. The wargame club I go to has some nice 5x9 foot tables with raised guard rails that make excellent test tracks. I'd like to set up some challenge type events like the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.or.por, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Mindstorm Recall?
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(...) My mother-in-law runs a toy store chain, and she got a stock-balancing note from TLC requesting the old 1.5 kits back. It stated that the 2.0 kits will be out in Q1 of 2001. No mention of upgrade kits. I suspect that the component bags WILL be (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Mindstorm Recall?
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I suspect there is a combination of things going on here: 1. Christmas rush for the kits that are out there. 2. No further production of 1.5 since 2.0 will be out shortly (anyone know when, exactly?) 3. Possible recycling of kits still in TLC's (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Mindstorm Recall?
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Last week I called S@H about getting a 9719, the Robotics Invention System: version 1.0. No problem, they said they had plenty. This week when I talked to them; they said that they were out of them, that they were now discontinued! I told the lady, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Enjoying pbForth - can I use my palm 3 ?
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pbForth is going great now. It's made this toy just what I had hoped for ! Anyways, I was thinking if I could use my IR port from my PALM3. Or, would the serial port work if plugged ( arrgh...its too wide ) into the IR lego tower & use a terminal (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: monitoring motor revolutions
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Kris wrote (...) As stated by Lester and Bernd, navigation in a 'real' world environment is somewhat complicate. Due to limitations in accuracy, it is nearly impossible to perform the 3 basic tasks mentioned by Bernd. (...) First i thought, that it (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RCXTCL.ZIP is repaired - finally!
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Thanks for the flood of email indicating that RCXTCL is broken! My own stupidity kept reloading the cached version, and it was, of course, OK. Once I reloaded Windows on my machine, the problem was obvious. Anyways, the new RCXTCL.ZIP can be loaded (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: PSION 5MX HAND HELD
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I got this reply from Kasper: (...) Hi scott... unforunatly, i cannot get the lugnet listserver let me post to the list, so if anybody else is interested, you will have to forward this mail to the list =) anyways, i am the happy owner of a palm5mx.. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | PSION 5MX HAND HELD
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I was reading about these yesterday. They appear to have a serial port: (URL) anyone who understands these things able to get it to interact with our friend the RCX? It means nothing to me, but it appears they will run JAVA in some form. Scott A (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Cygwin
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Hi All, I've recently installed the new cygwin distribution on my system, and tried to get legos working with it..... my legos works fine with cygwin b20, but this new distribution seems to kill it :( Now, I think the reason is because the older (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Stumped - can't get started with pbforth
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(...) I've set baud to 2400... after reading other messages in this group...where on Earth did it ever mention that ? Hyperterminal works fine now. (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | leJOS Interface
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I am happy to announce that there is a visual interface for leJOS. It is written in Java, and runs on Linux and Java. It has an editor and can do every important command line option. The first release is at www.geocities.com/gombos_2000/ Andy (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Stumped - can't get started with pbforth
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I have the firmware on the brick, as it displays "4th". Trouble is...what do I do next...what settings to use in Hyperterm / crt and to the post itself ? Like baud / error correction / tty terminal ? / echo... I get garbage all the time from the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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tentatively March 2001 (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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Ben, when will your book be generally available? --Jack Gregory (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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I've read an advance copy of this book (thanks Ben!) and recommend it *highly* in fact, I'll be buying 10 of them as soon as they are available, one for me, and one for each of my LEGO Robotics team members. I considered doing that with Dave Baum's (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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