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| (...) This one works for me just fine. Dw (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | | | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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| Hello to all, Thanks for all those who wrote in with suggestions for how to get my RCX bricks to work with the PowerMac 5500s that I was having trouble with. Here's a summary of my experiences and how I eventually got enough working machine to teach (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | | | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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| I believe Fred Martin ran into similar problems and the serial extension did indeed help. I think his write-up of the issue is somewhere on his site: (URL) Baum (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | | | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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| I had a similar problem and suggested used the three cable method you mentioned with great success. Before I tried this I sent an inquiry to Dacta and got this response "There is an issue with some Macintosh serial ports that we are currently (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | | | ROBOLAB and OS 9
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| Some people have been reporting an "Error of Type II" when they try to install ROBOLAB onto a machine with OS9. The temporary solution for now is to copy the contents of the CD-ROM onto your desktop and install from the desktop and not the CD-ROM. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
| | | | | Educators: Vote for RCX and ROBOLAB over iBook!
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| Go to (URL) click on the voting page. Robolab is up against School master, Site Central, and Virtual Language Lab, while the hardware is up against the iBook. You can only vote if you are an education professional and are familar with these (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
| | | | | V1.5 - no spirit.ocx
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| I'd like to use NCQ with my new Robolab challenge set... but the CD with V1.5 I received does not include spirit.ocx. Anyone know how to get this? Couldn't find on Lego's site. Dave -- Dave Crabbe, Faculty Nova Scotia Community College, Canada (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
| | | | | RE: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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| Paul, I've snipped all of the text about how RoboLab and the Mac might not play nicely together. I have had great results with my own system at my office, and then when I did the tutorial at MIT, things failed miserably. I turned off the large (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | | | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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| You could try using NQC (or MacNQC) and see if it works any better. I know in the long run you want to get Robolab working, but testing MacNQC would at least separate a Robolab-only problem from more general problems (serial port problems, cables, (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | | | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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| I'm a user, not engineer, but.. you might want to try this if you haven't already. I had the same difficulty and went through all the toubleshooting methods you have. This is going to sound silly, but has worked for me: With the IR tower on low (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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