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Subject: 
Re: RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
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Date: 
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.

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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  Re: RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
 
(...) There are also instructions for 6 interesting models on CD-rom (though these instructions are a bit sketchy, and I prefer paper!!!) Philo www.philohome.com (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
  Re: RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
 
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
  Re: RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
 
(...) Does the upgrade kit come with the USB tower, or just a CD-ROM? (...) Will the new RIS software support the IR tower or only a USB one? (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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  RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
 
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 (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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