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Re: RIS 2.0 or 1.5 (minimum requirements)
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:25:49 GMT
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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.
In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Dirk Schlei writes:
> 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):
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> Actually, I do not want to install the LEGO RIS 2.0 software, because I want
> to program in NQC only.
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> 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."
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> 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?
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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