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(...) The english word dummy is derived from the word dumb which has evolved to mean stupid but originally (and still) means silent or does not speak as in a deaf person that does not speak. The use of the word to mean stupid developed due to the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Rainer Balzerowski <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G7LDC3.8qD@lugnet.com... (...) Dumb is a little less harsh than stupid, but your translation is pretty good. (25 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) No ! You can get such books in Germany too. I'm not sure of the meaning of "dummies" in american english (more than this puppets used for crash simulations ?) In geman "dumm" means "stupid". -> dummies = stupid persons The same in american (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Thanks for the info. I'm just getting into Mindstorms, and was thinking about buying it. I think not with the review you gave. Mike Broam (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Ralf, If you don't need great precision, an easier aproach might be my Infra-red Relative Distance Indicator. See the link below. (...) -- Pete Sevcik sevcik@flash.net Techno-stuff Robotics (URL) for FUN ! (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Yeah, I'm waiting for "MENSA for Dummies." BEN (FUT OT.fun) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) A friend of mine was asked to write Chaos for Dummies[1]. He declined[2]. :-) Cheers, Ben. [1] No, really! [2] I wonder if he'd've taken a less dim view of it if they'd called it "Dynamical Systems for Dummies"? -- (URL) is no limit to what a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I had to laugh out loud at Ralph's description: "Mindstorms for Dummies really does live up to its name." Not likely, but does anyone remember seeing a cartoon called The Ultimate Video Game? Just a single panel, showing an arcade game with a rifle (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I just got my complimentary copy of Mindstorms for Dummies and its worth every penny! (They had requested permission to put pbForth on the CD) Now, I may be somewhat biased towards the Extreme Mindstorms book that I helped write, but Mindstorms for (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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am 22.01.2001 15:36 Uhr schrieb Ram Meenakshisundaram unter rmeenaks@olf.com: (...) Hi Ram, please have a look into the data sheets. Then you would say "... the GP2D02 is a very powerful sensor .... but the GP2D12 is better than the GP2D02 for using (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, I was searching a web page which gives an overview about all the sharp distance sensors. I 've found it. I 'm sure that some of yours will read it. (URL) 22.01.2001 15:36 Uhr schrieb Ram Meenakshisundaram unter rmeenaks@olf.com: (...) Hi Ram, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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from my experience it really depends on the application, if you are working on a walker it usually takes a minimum of 1:12 for most of mine, but i don't know waht you are doing. mike "rubbing the weekend out of his eyes" fusion (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, Sorry about that I meant the GP2D12 not GP2D02. The subject line threw me off as the original post was about the D02 not D12... Ram (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) The GP2D02 is a very powerful sensor for a robot. Getting it to work will really be great. I think the best bet is to use a 9V battery box for this instead of using a precious output port... Ram (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"Rainer BalzerowskI" <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G7K0HL.724@lugnet.com... (...) work out the power supply part. Probably taking all the power from the Motor Output or a 9V battery box so you wouldn't need D3 and D4. (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Another option would be a small battery box, if you have enough space in your model. Jürgen -- Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I agree ! (...) How depressing. :-( (...) Of course ! But, it's possible to drive more then one of these sharps with one output. And shouldn't it be possible (without large effort) to use the input-power to multiplex some of the GP2D12 ? (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Ralf Krause <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:B691251F.ED3%no...@web.de... Michael, please tell me how you can write that the power can " ... provide 30 mA of power to operate other sensor electronics." As I 've tested it seems that (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, I've written a small Visual Basic program so I can use Cybermaster under Windows 3.1x. (So I cannot use spirit.ocx.) Sending commands works (motor on/off, sound, etc.). But I don't get any echo. I cannot get any sensor data, and I can't see if (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.cybermaster, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, I asked this problem a few weeks (or months??? ... I don't know a what time ...) but nobody could help. I got the same following answer ".... the sensor takes 35 mA and this is to much for the RCX ..." but I couldn't understand this at this (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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