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At 03:03 PM 5/23/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> > I see. So I can use regular laptop/PC IR to comm with the robot instead of
> > going through the IR tower?
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> No- I should have been more clear: PC->tower->robot automatically turns
> on the tower and is therefore pretty robust (whereas the robot has no way
> to turn on the tower once it has gone off.) There is no way to use laptop
> IR to talk to the robot, as best as anyone can figure.
Crap :) Our setup would have been a hot item at trade shows :)
Can anyone give me some info on power conservation with legOS? Will legOS
shut itself down after a certain period of time? Does a power adapter
exist for the robot so I can plug it into the wall?
Nils
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| (...) Glad to hear it. Unfortunately, I'm also a student, the sysadmin, a programmer, and just general (computer) handyman, so I don't get to play with the robots all the time. (...) I see. So I can use regular laptop/PC IR to comm with the robot (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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