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Nice idea. I wonder if it is possible to make the Wiimote talk directly to the NXT over Bluetooth... (17 years ago, 28-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Recently, I've bought WiiMote (Nintendo Wii Controller), which can be tethered to a regular PC via Bluetooth. You can then use for example this library - (URL) - to read WiiMote buttons, IR and accelerometer data. I've combined this with a simple (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Hi Richard, The first step you should take is to run the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP. You can run this program by selecting the Start button, choose All Programs, Accessories, and then Program Compatibility Wizard. If you follow (...) (17 years ago, 21-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I just gave my 12 year old daughter a RIS 1.0 (yep, an original one with the 1.0 RCX) set for her birthday. Unfortunately, it looks like the software supplied with the set doesn't seem to work with XP (it seems to install, but doesn't want to run). (...) (17 years ago, 16-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Solved Virtual Memory problem! (was: I can't get the RCX 1.5 software to run on WinXP)
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(...) Might be a 16bit/32bit problem (or similar 24/32bit), precisely 1GB (coded on 32 bits) could return 0 when truncated to 16 or 24 bits by old software. 3000MB truncated to 16 or 24 bits might be OK. Philo (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Solved Virtual Memory problem! (was: I can't get the RCX 1.5 software to run on WinXP)
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Okay, I got it working. Here's the short version of the problem: I installed the RCX 1.5 software on a WinXP machine with 1GB of memory. The installation went fine. When I tried to run the program, it beeped and hung with a blanked screen. After (...) (17 years ago, 9-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: I can't get the RCX 1.5 software to run on WinXP
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(...) I've got some more info, but it doesn't seem to help. Searching on "Director Player" and "Virtual Memory" turns up tons of hits on other software, totally unrelated to the RCX. But in every case, the listed workaround is the same- increase (...) (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Help! I installed the RCX 1.5 software on my WinXP machine. I got no errors during setup, but when I tried to run it I got an error saying it needs 3MB of virtual memory. Running with Win95 compatability settings didn't help. I looked around on the (...) (17 years ago, 3-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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(...) i will drive the spindle motor using a 9v adaptor, like the ones i use for my rcx and scout ( (URL) ), so i won't run out of juice. (17 years ago, 6-Sep-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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"daniel" <daniel.formatc.at.gmail.com> wrote in message news:Jnww91.2oG@lugnet.com... (...) What will drive those big motors? (17 years ago, 6-Sep-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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