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Dave, If you can still lay your hands on it, get the Technic Space Shuttle. I know it's an older set, but I still see them in shops occasionally (in the Netherlands). Price is around US$ 120. It comes with lots of gears, beams, plates, axles, parts (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Having recently purchased my RIS 1.5, faced the challenges within, perused NQC, PbForth, and the Spirit OCX, I came to the following conclusion. I have the skills to use the programming languages of my choice, I have the RCX to control the robots I (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Jason, I currently have an item running on Ebay called "LEGO Mindstorms Constructopedia v 1.0". Current best offer is at $1.99. Check the link below: (URL) Anikanov anikanov@usa.net or vanikano@haywire.csuhayward.edu (26 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Rich, I originally thought that the free upgrade was a software only upgrade. I thought that's what I saw on the MindStorms web site several months ago. I was surprised when I received the free upgrade to get the full upgrade kit that sells for (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Now I'm confused again... I've been told that the 1.0->1.5 upgrade includes some parts (a clutch gear, IIRC from an earlier thread) as well as software. Quoting Doug Wilcox: (...) which implies that the upgrade comes with pieces.... (26 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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The basic difference between PCs/PalmPilots/WinCE IR ports and the RCX is a different physical transmission/modulation protocol. In the PC etc case the commonly used format is described by the IrDa standard (www.irda.org) where seperate IR pulses (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Robot Builder Intern Position Available Firstly, my apologies for posting a job advert in this group. Gentle redirection to a more appropriate newsgroup is welcome. We are a 250-person company with a very successful product which integrates many (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Search this newsgroup. I remember seeing a link for a site that had the entire constructopedia from v1.0 scanned in full color and full size. Jason (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I have just purchased a RIS v1.5 and am very pleased with it. I would like to obtain the v1.0 constuctopedia. Does anyone know of a place that would sell JUST the constructopedia? Maybe Shop@Home? Thanks for any help John Reichel (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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OOPS! I missed the 4129418 "Robotics Invention System 1.5 User Guide" English, 27 pages Sorry Rick Rick Kirkwood <dynamics@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:00e101bf2bad$cb...one.net... (...) LEGO) (...) full (...) a (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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