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Subject: 
Mindstorms firmware
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
Date: 
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:57:54 GMT
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OK...  Really DUMB question but I have to give my borrowed RCX back and buy my
own so I went to remove legOS from my mates RCX to give it back and guess
what...  it won't go!  :(

I looked in the HOWTO and it says hold down Prgm and press the on.off button.
I did this and it is still there and running the programs I wrote in legOS.
Please help before my mate kills me.....

cheers,

Rob.



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  Re: Mindstorms firmware
 
(...) No idea why that wouldn't work, it always has for me. I hold down prgm and as soon as I hit on/off, there's a little beep and the thing shuts off. When I turn it back on, it's back to the regular stuff. Of course, you can always try taking out (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
  Re: Mindstorms firmware
 
(...) I usually just pull out a battery for a second. Note that the RCX draws very little power when turned off, and thus can retain memory for a while even without any batteries (cacitance on the power supply rails hold the RAM for a while). A good (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
  Re: Mindstorms firmware
 
(...) Thanks very much for everybodys help, I've got it sorted now. Rob. (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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