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(...) Yep, "cool and fun" are two big reasons! <grin> Being a computer programmer at my 'day job', programming RCXs is something I enjoy. It's a challenge, trying to reduce a problem to its simplest solution so I can control it with an RCX (or two, (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, I relented - gave me an excuse to tidy up the MPD file a bit. You can find a link to the MPD along with other info on the original page above. Enjoy! ROSCO (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think there are a few reasons. One thing is that while in many places in real life, everything is manual, in other places it isn't. Mailine turnouts these days are probably remotely controlled (that's what an interlocking tower does for one (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This part I grok. (...) And this part I don't. Why would this be personally disappointing? Do you think Mindstorms is a bad idea? (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I tend to think of a couple of reasons- such as that the automation is to make it more than just model building (which can make fine, non animated displays...which, IMO, lack something most of the time...the sense of time from motion), it also (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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