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Re: Inexpensive portability
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:15:21 GMT
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--- Rafe Donahue <rafedonahueNOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> (This is my first post in these groups so please redirect me if this
> is
> not the right group.)
>
> I do some minor dabbling with the RCX --- simple programs operating
> simple machines. I program in NQC via bricxcc on Windows XP with a
> USB
> IR tower. (Does that cover all the necessary parameters?)
>
> Suppose I make a machine, program the RCX, put everything in a box,
> travel to some distant locale (maybe 5 miles away, maybe 500, it
> doesn't
> matter). When I get there, I unpack my stuff and, ARRGGHHH!, my
> batteries are dead and the RCX has forgotten everything. I can
> easily
> put in new batteries but that does help the RCX get back to being
> smart;
> I need my computer for that.
>
> What I'm needing, I think, is a laptop to take with me. So then I
> could
> redo everything remotely if needed. "Honey, I'm buying a new $2100
> laptop so that I don't lose my RCX programs on my way to LUG
> meetings."
> I'm thinking that wouldn't go over very well.
>
> So, the question: what's the least expensive way to make sure that
> dead
> batteries won't screw me when I am away from my trusty desktop
> computer?
> Thoughts? Ideas? Can I do everything via my old Palm Vx? What
> are
> the options?
>
> Thank you for your input,
> Rafe
Rafe,
I suggest looking on eBay for an old laptop. By old, I'm talking
P100MHz w/ 32-64MB RAM; NQC doesn't require a lot of horse-power (I'm
not sure about Bricxcc). For USB, you'll need something capable of
running Win98 (P66MHz w/ 32MB should work). I'm impatient and gave up
on bidding on a laptop; I upgraded my old laptop 486-33MHz (added 16MB
RAM, added a network card and installed Win95) instead. This method
gives you a dedicated, inexpensive machine to work from and if it zonks
out or gets swiped, you're not out a lot.
--Jack
AFOL, St. Louis
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| (...) Thanks for the suggestions. After seeing this one, I realized I have an old HP Pavilion N3110, 32mb RAM running Win98, sitting behind the desk, quite literally just collecting dust. I found the power cord and a serial port IR tower. After a (...) (20 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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