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Subject: 
Re: text location for apps and q?
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Date: 
Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:08:57 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Michael Ash writes:
I just have to ask why you're doing this, just for the heck of it? I mean,
the output device you're writing two can hold a whopping five characters
at a time. I don't really see the benefit of changing to a more

for the output device thing, the lcd isn't the only device. sensors
and motors are also can be implemented as files.


Fork might be interesting, but it seems like starting another thread would
be simpler and take less memory.

well it's still just an idea, maybe the fork() will turn out as
rfork(). doesn't really matter now. but see my other reply.


imel



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  Re: text location for apps and q?
 
(...) Ok, but why? Again, if you're just having fun, go for it, but don't expect it to be useful. Personally, the current interface is simple and highly functional, and a change to a file paradigm would just make it more complicated with no benefit. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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  Re: text location for apps and q?
 
(...) I just have to ask why you're doing this, just for the heck of it? I mean, the output device you're writing two can hold a whopping five characters at a time. I don't really see the benefit of changing to a more complicated interface. Of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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