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| Robolab 2.0 is out, and the software is much improved. Robolab 2.0 now supports more programming structures, more sensors (sound, ph, etc.), and the RCX datalogging feature. In my opinion 2.0 now compares very favorably to nqc. Robolab 2.0 is the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| I'm using ROBOLAB 1.5 on MacOS 9, using it to teach undergrad and grad students in design about interactive behaviors. I'd like to create printouts of some sample programs I have developed. I have not been able to figure out a way to get a large (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
| | |  | | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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| Thanks for the reply, I really enjoyed your book. My son (age 13) also enjoyed it. He's starting out using ROBOLAB, but your book has sparked an interest in C (like) programming. I look forward to a sequel. (...) (26 years ago, 6-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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| Sigh.... ... . How the $%^&* will we ever get smart, interested, technical professionals to really make a difference in the schools when they run into this. THis. This...! Sigh... I am using RIS1.0 on 6 old 486 machines with WIN95. The school was (...) (26 years ago, 6-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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| (...) 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)
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