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  local echo (MMOOTTOORR__SSEETT instead of MOTOR_SET)
 
hi guys, I just started the pbforth for the first time! definitely interesting experience. I use the minicom to communicate with rcx now. it looks like it's working, I can start/stop motor etc... however it always puts every character I type twice (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
 
  Re: local echo (MMOOTTOORR__SSEETT instead of MOTOR_SET)
 
Hi Erik, Starting after the 1.0.7 version, echo from RCX was disabled (controlled by RCX_ECHO variable, off by default). Current version (1.1.0 as I remember) shouldn't show any echo. At least with "standard" terminals. I've tried Hyperterminal, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
 
  RE: local echo (MMOOTTOORR__SSEETT instead of MOTOR_SET)
 
(...) Thanks Sergey. Erik, if you check out the website, there is a link to automagically subscribe to be notified whenever pbForth gets updated... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
 
  Re: local echo (MMOOTTOORR__SSEETT instead of MOTOR_SET)
 
thank you both, I got it working now (I had the 1.0.7, so I downloaded the latest one, if only every installation was that simple:-) and I subscribed to the announce list. however, I was wondering, if the pbFORTH does not echo the keystrokes and (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
 
  Re: local echo (MMOOTTOORR__SSEETT instead of MOTOR_SET)
 
(...) Yes, the tower... And unfortunately you can't turn it off. Sergey (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
 
  RE: local echo (MMOOTTOORR__SSEETT instead of MOTOR_SET)
 
(...) Well, when there's nothing to actually RUN under WIN9x or Linux or MacOS then it's hard to get the installation wrong :-) (...) Yup, it's the tower. (...) Let me know what works. I suggest a simple terminal program that allows XMODEM transfers (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)

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