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Re: Build your own R2!
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lugnet.starwars
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Thu, 27 May 1999 21:11:28 GMT
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On Tue, 25 May 1999 15:54:33 GMT, Christopher Masi
<cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote:
> Steve Bliss wrote:
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> > General consensus (around here) was "Why'd they make his head out of big,
> > printed pieces?" and "Why'd they dumb down the RCX to the Mini-Scout?"
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> At first I thought this too, but as long as LEGO keeps making the RCX with 3 inputs
> and outputs then a smaller one may be a good idea.
When I wrote "dumbed-down", I didn't mean smaller. From the published
information, it's not clear, but it's possible the mini-scout will not be
programmable. Instead, it will be preprogrammed with 7 "behaviours" which
can be initiated.
Search the archives of lugnet.robotics for more details and horrorible
rumors.
Steve
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| (...) OK, I thought you meant the input count, but I do remember reading the behavior thing....but I thought I read that statement associated with the remote control; that is, the remote control could activate the progamed behaviors. You are right (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) At first I thought this too, but as long as LEGO keeps making the RCX with 3 inputs and outputs then a smaller one may be a good idea. A smaller less exspensive computer may be able to do things its bigger brother cannot. For example, people (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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