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Re: Which spybotic set is best?
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lugnet.robotics.spybotics
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Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:38:07 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Rob Doucette writes:
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> I've only played with them at the BrickFest demo. My favorites were 3806
> Gigamesh and 3807 Snaptrax. The track style bots seemed easier to control.
> Be sure to review your PC compatibility first. From lego.com:
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> "Minimum System Requirements: Windows® 95/Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Pentium® II
> 233 MHz processor, 32MB RAM, 80MB available hard disc space, Windows® 98
> compatible mouse, Sound Blaster 16™/Windows compatible sound device, 8x
> CD-ROM drive, 800 x 600 SVGA display with 1MB RAM in high color (16-bit),
> one available 9-pin RS-232 Serial Port, 28.8 KBPS Modem (optional),
> Netscape® Navigator or Microsoft® Internet Explorer (optional)."
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> -Rob.
Yeah, my computor is a Pentium 3, 11 Gigabites hard drive, etc. Only, how
do I figure out if my computor has a serial port, without hauling the
computor from its corner and unwiring it?
-JHK
-P.S this is, as far as I can tell, the first 'fan' post in the Spybotics
newsgroup!
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) If it's a desktop machine, you most likely have COM port. The question is, do you have a *free* port available. Have a look at the back of your PC and look for a DB9 or DB25 male connector (with pins). It may be labeled IOIO. -Rob. (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| (...) I've only played with them at the BrickFest demo. My favorites were 3806 Gigamesh and 3807 Snaptrax. The track style bots seemed easier to control. Be sure to review your PC compatibility first. From lego.com: "Minimum System Requirements: (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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