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Subject: 
Re: NQC's future
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics
Date: 
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 16:23:49 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, John Hansen wrote:
> I'm very interested in hearing from NQC users what their needs/wishes are for
> future enhancements.
> 
> Here's my current list of updates/enhancements that I am working on.
> 
> 1. Built-in and documented Spybot API.
> 2. Fast firmware download via USB tower for windows platform.
> 3. Non-standard firmware download support.
> 4. Pointers.
> 
> All of the above are in various stages of completion.  I'm pretty excited about
> the progress I've made so far with pointers.
> 
> Sometime in the next few months I hope to explore adding support for the Spybot
> stack with subroutine parameters and calling other subroutines from within a
> subroutine.
> 
> I'd also like to ask for help from someone in the Mac world who would be willing
> to build new releases for the Mac and, likewise, from someone in the Linux
> world.  If you'd like to volunteer, send me an e-mail.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John Hansen

Dear John,

Even if it requires a firmware replacement, please add:

- more variables,
- float type variables,
- string type variables,
- certain math library (sin, cos, exp, ...) - at least good approximations,
- more subs,
- functions with return values,
- ...

Best regards,

Dirk



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  Re: NQC's future
 
(...) NQC is a language/compiler which works with the standard LEGO firmware(s). I don't anticipate that ever changing. But here's a glimpse of something new for the Spybot target that might be interesting to NQC users. Would 256 (or 128, if you (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)

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  NQC's future
 
I'm very interested in hearing from NQC users what their needs/wishes are for future enhancements. Here's my current list of updates/enhancements that I am working on. 1. Built-in and documented Spybot API. 2. Fast firmware download via USB tower (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)

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