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Re: RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Tue, 5 Nov 2002 06:20:40 GMT
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On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 00:38:47 GMT, Rich Carreiro
<rlcarr@animato.arlington.ma.us> wrote:
> I have a Mindstorms 1.0 set. When the 1.5 upgrade
> came out, I purchased it. I see that the 2.0
> upgrade is out. A couple of quick questions:
> (1) Is the upgrade just a CD-ROM, or are
> there any pieces, users' guide,
> or Constructopedia like there was
> in the 1.5 upgrade kit?
The parts change isn't that significant. The big difference is the USB
tower.
> (2) Will the 2.0 software still support RS-232
> IR towers, or only USB ones? While my
> machine does have USB, my tower, being
> a 1.0 one, is RS-232.
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> Thanks.
The software is the most major improvment if the set is inteded for
kids. While I find the scrolling annoyingly slow, It still has a lot
of improvments over the original. Of course most of us are using NQC
or something like it, so this is probably a moot point.
Matthias Jetleb
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| (...) To be precise, there is one additional part, it's an additional long clear thick optical fiber. I think it's intended to connect some VLL bricks to the USB tower. The Spybotics contain similar but shorter optical fibers. I also read that the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| I have a Mindstorms 1.0 set. When the 1.5 upgrade came out, I purchased it. I see that the 2.0 upgrade is out. A couple of quick questions: (1) Is the upgrade just a CD-ROM, or are there any pieces, users' guide, or Constructopedia like there was in (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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