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(...) I'm willing to cover the DOS port since I'm working on a DOS->RCX comm project already. I already have my HP LX200 doing minimal comm with the RCX with hopes of having it ride alongside as a computational component. -Wes Matchett (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) I'll start by pulling the 4x code into the NQC source base. That should make it trivial to build a stand-alone command line based downloader for Win32 (95/nt/98), Linux, Solaris, and Mac 68k/ppc under MPW. We could also get Win3.1 and DOS (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) The on/off button is always operational. It makes a great NO! STOP THAT! button when your robot is tearing itself apart accidentally. :) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi all, does the ON/OFF Button work while a program is running with the standard firmware? Or do you need to press RUN to stop it first? Markus. (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interests in non-GNU C compiler for RIS?
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Hello Luis, thanks for respomding (and thanks to others who have email me privately...) (...) We got into the business selling REXIS (REal eXecutive for Intelligent Systems) but stop after a couple years since the support cost is too high :-( I may (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I really appreciate all of the great feedback. I've figured out which way I'm going so I'll probably have more specific programming questions in the near future. Luckily for me, I've found an excellent forum for intellectual exchange. Thanks again, (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 availablilty
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(...) Cost. Plain and simple. (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Sounds like I may need to make a run on RCX units if I want some for use with train layouts etc where I want them running on wall power rather than battery power. Any idea why TLG has removed the power jack? (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interests in non-GNU C compiler for RIS?
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Well, what I think (hope!) Richard means is... well... to start from scratch: The subsumption architecture is a way of thinking about programming robots. The idea is that you program lots of very small, simple modules that take simple inputs and (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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This is a message I posted on RTL: Here is what I have observed so far: The RCX's in the plain 1.0 boxes all have power jacks. The RCX's in the 1.0 boxes with 1.5 upgrade stickers also have the jacks The RCX's in the 1.5 boxes do not have power (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: fast firmware downloader
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(...) Count me in. I'm ditching the Tcl interface - it's just too damn goofy! A standard firmware downloader would be great - especially if it ran on all platforms. As far As I know, Dave Baum is the only guy here who has got a downloader for the (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) If there's interest in a stand-alone firmware downloader running on the Mac, please let me know. I can certainly add the approriate quad-speed stuff into NQC, and can also make a stand-alone version if Mac users are using pbFORTH or something (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Ahah! Now *that* is interesting to me. Obviously (as the legOS HOWTO maintainer), a gcc replacement doesn't really interest me, unless you have a reliable solaris->h8300 cross-compiler, in which case maybe we can talk :) However, I think I (as (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) native H8 machine code, and that doesn't require a huge investment in time and disk space to install and configure. As I see it, there are already many development systems out there for free that are this simple to install and use, as long as (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: A few questions on NQC vs. VB
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(...) Hi, Don't miss the opportunity to learn Forth! It's unique environment, it's just another world. :) Here is a history of Forth: (URL) Sergey Udovenko (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I know most lego alternative SW seems to be Open Source, but please don't flame me for asking this question - ImageCraft is a company that provides low cost C compilers for 8/16 bit microcontrollers such as Atmel AVR, Moto HC11/12/16. While not Free (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Hi, I don't see this as a matter of choice. It really depends on what you want to do with your robots. NQC programs are executed directly on the RCX and needs no communication with the PC, whereas programs written in VB using SPIRIT.OCX are (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi Zac, Dave Baum's NQC is excellent ... not quite the capabilities of pbForth, but *much* easier to learn. Mark Overmars' RCX-CC makes NQC even easier to use ... and best of all, both Dave and Mark have made their efforts available for use free of (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I'd recommend NQC; if you use visual basic, you'll need to go through a lot of communicating-with-the-brick and user-interface crap every time you want to make a program. With NQC, you concentrate on writing your code for the robot, and don't (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) After seeing all the cool stuff at Mindfest this weekend, I'll say this: 1. Learn about basic bot building using the graphical tools from LEGO 2. When you need more control, go to NQC 3. When you run out of variables or timers, etc go to (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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