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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 17:46:30 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.spybotics, John Henry Kruer writes:
> In lugnet.robotics, Rob Doucette writes:
> >
> > 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)."
> >
> > -Rob.
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> 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?
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.
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| (...) 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' (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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