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Subject:	Re: How advanced can RCX programming be?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics
Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2000 14:17:16 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, David Leeper writes: I´m no computer programmer, but I´ve downloaded NQC but haven´t installed it yet. If I´ve understood this multi-tasking right, then it means that you can have one program running for the motors of a robot, and another for the sensors, but at the same time. I´ll give NQC a try. --Tobias > > Even if you don't know C, NQC is pretty easy to learn. > > You are right, Matthew. It also supports the Mac and Unix, which RCX Code and > the Spirit ActiveX control don't. > > David Lee

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		Re: How advanced can RCX programming be?
(...) That wasn't me! David Leeper (has been a computer programmer for 17 years! :^)) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)

		Re: How advanced can RCX programming be?
"TM" == Tobias Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> writes: TM> If I´ve understood this multi-tasking right, then it means that TM> you can have one program running for the motors of a robot, and TM> another for the sensors, but at the same time. It (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)

		Re: How advanced can RCX programming be?
(...) but (...) More than that. You can (for instance) have a 'command' thread, which looks at a variable, and decides according to the values on this whether to turn left/right or issue some other response, and does this by changeing other values. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: How advanced can RCX programming be?
(...) You are right, Matthew. It also supports the Mac and Unix, which RCX Code and the Spirit ActiveX control don't. David Leeper (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)

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