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Hello Steve, (...) I don't see a problem in the inclusion of a legOS.srec. But I don't know what happens if you compile your user programs with some other compiler then that building the legOS.srec. And I think that compiling the legOS system is a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) OMGoodness!! That is the neatest thing I have seen in a long time!!! It's up there with Mr. Sato's dog! Keep up the great work! Dave!! (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Yes and Yes *1 Do it all the time. The 9v transformer that comes with LEGO 9V Trains is perfect for plugging into the RCX. I also have had an RCX plugged in for about a year and a half with batteries inside to boot (*not* officially (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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The 9709 RCX Programmable Brick is sold out on LEGO.com but I know that the LEGO Outlet store in Dawsonville Georgia still have a bunch, and for the same price. They will ship to anywere in the US, 706-216-2800. jt ---...--- James J. Trobaugh (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.market.shopping)
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1) Can I change the batteries when the RCX is plugged in without losing programming? Is it safe to do? 2) Can I unplug the RCX (with working batteries in it) transport it then plug it in without losing programming? Jude (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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It works fine. Just make sure that you have administrator access on the machine you will be using, otherwise you won't be able to use the USB tower. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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It works for me just fine. You have to jump through some hoops to get Vision Command working, but that too works. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Michael, I agree with you up to ... (...) if (...) wanting (...) here. (...) And I quote from the section "A stark moral choice" in the document The GNU Project ((URL) I looked for a way that a programmer could do something for the good. I asked (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi Folks, After trying to get RIS 1.5 (that works on Win 95) and failing, I now want to get an RIS 2.0 system but would like to know if 2.0 works with Win 2000 ? Thanks, Harpreet ======== (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Wow. Michael, this helps a lot. Thanks. But now I have some other questions... (...) Yes, that makes sense. But having the LegOS image would save the "Beginning LegOS User" from needing to learn how to build that stuff, when that knowledge (how to (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Ok, lets try to fiddle some things out. There seems to be a confusion about the software needed for running legOS and why. And there seems to be some confusion about what cygwin and DJGPP are. legOS runs user programs written in C and compiled to (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Is DJGPP easier to use from DOS (Windows)? Can CygWin be executed from a command line? When I set up my PC with LegOS (about a year ago) I installed DJGPP (with the help of a Unix friend), and I've been very happy with it. Recently, I just set-up a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Steve, Could you share a little more about what you have done with the Visual Studio setup? Thanks! Ed Steve Hassenplug <hassenplug@mail.com> wrote in message news:20020615231547....ail.com... (...) writing programs with LegOS. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Michael, What I am hearing here and have heard in the past, along with my own personal experience, is that developing for legOS under Windows and more specific cygwin can be or is a pretty difficult task. Compounded on top of that is if you have (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Mario (and all other pbForth users - both of you :-) I'm very happy to include ANY contributions that you may have in the source archive. Even if I don't update the actual core, I still add useful scripts to the distribution all the time. Any (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) saving the system (SAVESYS) and I would like to test it with another Terminal Emulator. Thanks Mario (22 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) I agree that the core should be kept small, I'm sorry for not thinking this through all the way. Please do post the definitions on this message board so we can all benefit from your work. I will do the same. (...) No ignorance on your part, a (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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Ralph Hempel has one written in Tcl that be downloaded from his web site: (URL) noticed that there is also a c.l.f. newsgroup message titled 'Small terminal emulator' that is asking for the same thing to be written in a public domain Forth. This (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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Hi David, If I can come up with anything usefull, I could post the source code here or send it to you by e-mail. Again, I think it's best that M. Hempel keeps the core small and that we add extensions to that core. Excuse my ignorance, but what is (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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I agree that pbForth is GREAT! Hopefully you're forwarding all your debugging words to Mr. Hempel. I noticed on the c.l.f. newsgroup in a message called 'Small terminal emulator' that Lionel Rogers is writing an introduction to programming book (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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