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The RCX2.0 had released in November in Japan. Zhengrong (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Thanks Dean, but I'm not glad they're selling out. I was hoping to finally get one this Christmas....looks like I'll be waiting for the 2.0s jt -- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Last I heard "Spring 2001". I'm VERY glad to hear the 1.5's are selling out... I managed to obtain another 1.0 recently and was concerned about Lego Being stuck with the 1.5's... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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After a few requests, I have updated the information on adding LED's and Lamps to the LEGO RCX 'MindStorms' system. I have included info about how to calculate resistor values etc. Look at: (URL) follow the link near the top.. There is also more (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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It seems that S@H is out of the 1.5s and they're becoming scarce in local stores. Has anyone heard of a release date for the RCX 2.0? jt -- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"Ralf Krause" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:B662C15A.A0C%kr....web.de... (...) ... (...) very (...) The book is also available here in the UK - try (URL) for 10% off the RRP. Dan (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"Matthew Fisher" <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G5q9vI.EsB@lugnet.com... (...) I did not have any trouble installing it and running it a little, but most of my development happens in nqc now. :) -john (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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You must not have had QuickTime 4 installed previously. The RIS software forces install of QT2 and 3 (pretty damned archaic if you ask me) and if you already have 4 installed, which huge numbers of people do now, yer up the crick. As I mentioned (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I had *no* trouble installing RIS 1.5 on my Win2K system, and it runs pretty well, most of the time. But then, I don't program in RIS myself, only use it to answer questions for people doing FLL and using the RIS programming environment. -Peter (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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The tower is just a serial device! No driver (other than that supplied by Win2K) needed! You can also use NQC to program your brick, or order RoboLab ($25) from Pitsco (www.pldstore.com). Here are my biases: RCX code teaches you *nothing* about real (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"Aaron Nabil" <nabil@spiritone.com> wrote in message news:G5s74v.ECM@lugnet.com... (...) what (...) mindscript (...) I stand corrected. I guess I should have upgraded to 1.5 after all. RCX2's Mindscript language does appear to be much better than (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"Michael Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G5s1Dx.KnC@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) The "real" 1.5 RCX code is a text file, when you make a program, that's what it makes. It appears to be a slightly less elegant version of RCX2 (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) There are no IR drivers required -- it connects to a serial port and Windoze already has serial drivers. John A. Tamplin LiveOnTheNet.COM, Inc. jat@LiveOnTheNet.COM 2104 West Ferry Way 256/705-7007 - FAX 256/705-7100 Huntsville, AL 35801 (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I guess I need the SPRIT.ocx file as well?!?! "Matthew Fisher" <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G5s1p1.LJK@lugnet.com... (...) 2-3 (...) the (...) is (...) CD... (...) for (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Thank you very much Ben for taking the time to help me. I called up Lego and they say they're sending me the CD, but it'll take 2-3 weeks! So much for a Merry Christmas. :( I suspect your suspicions are correct about a driver being required for the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"Ben Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:G5ovr6.Jro@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) programs, (...) I don't think the real RCX Code is ever in this text form. You find these text files on the CD, but when you make RCX Code programs they (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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You'll be waiting quite a while I'm afraid. I just got my RCX about 4 weeks ago and am running Win2k, of course the included software doesn't work on Win2k. actually, it only works on Win98 and 95, and not always then. I sent a message to support, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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No, it won't, here's what I did: Install the software, it will probably crap out on parts of the QuickTime 2 & 3 installation, continue thru everything to the end. Don't bother trying to run the installed software, it won't, but the key components (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, in Germany you can get the new book "Extreme Mindstorms - An advanced guide to Lego Mindstorms" from Dave Baum, Michael Gasperi, Ralph Hempel and Luis Villa. It 's great!! If you are interested in some deeper hardware informations, RCX 2.0 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Can Lego's RIS 1.5 included software run on Windows2000? (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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