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Subject: 
RIS 2.0 or 1.5 (minimum requirements)
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Date: 
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 17:11:58 GMT
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I am going to buy the RIS 2.0, but I am not quite sure if I should better
buy the RIS 1.5. That is, because my notebook (366 Mhz
PII, 64 MB RAM, but only 2.5 MB Video RAM) does not fully meet the minimum
requirements as stated by LEGO (what is confusing is that LEGO sometimes
says that 1 MB Video RAM is sufficient):

Actually, I do not want to install the LEGO RIS 2.0 software, because I want
to program in NQC only.

As stated on Dave Baum's homepage, I have to install the RCX 2.0 firmware to
run NQC. Therefore, I have got the RCX 2.0 Beta SDK. But, additionally it
says: "... you will need to install the RIS software
and run it once with the USB tower connected in order for the driver to
be correctly installed."

My questions are as follows: Should I buy the RIS 2.0 and can I install/run
the RIS 2.0 software? If I can not install/run the RIS 2.0 software: Is it
really necessary to install it to get NQC and the USB tower work?



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: RIS 2.0 or 1.5 (minimum requirements)
 
A more important consideration is whether USB or Serial is more convenient on your notebook. 1.5 comes with a COM port interface, and the 2.0 comes with a USB interface. USB is a lot better, if you have it. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
  Re: RIS 2.0 or 1.5 (minimum requirements)
 
The 2.0 firmware is available separately from LEGO as part of the 2.0 SDK. You can use this firmware with a 1.5 set (or even a 1.0 set). If you are not planning on using the Lego software then the only difference between 2.0 and 1.5 is that 2.0 has (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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