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Re: Build your own R2!
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Thu, 27 May 1999 03:35:15 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:

> On Tue, 25 May 1999 15:54:33 GMT, Christopher Masi
> <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Steve Bliss wrote:
> > 
> > > 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?"
> > 
> > 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

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 though, if
it is not programable that would be a big bummer.

Chris



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  Re: Build your own R2!
 
(...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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