From: ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) Subject: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/25 Message-ID: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384744019 Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego Just wondering. Also, who out there is planning to hack the interface? -Kekoa
From: Larry Pieniazek <l...@voyager.net> Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/25 Message-ID: <35E36496.F5C13492@voyager.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384764184 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Cambridge Technology Partners Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: lp...@ctp.IWANTNOSPAM.com Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego Kekoa Proudfoot wrote: > > Just wondering. I think lu did... see the "consumer Affairs Accolades" thread. Lu got lucky, Karen's one of the best/funnest S@H reps. > Also, who out there is planning to hack the interface? Ask on the Lego-Robotics mailing list... The address is: lego-r...@crynwr.com and I suspect a message with subject HELP and a single line HELP will get you what you need to know. (actually just saying SUBSCRIBE should do it in one shot) I recall back in March it was claimed that the codes were already known and would be released once MS(1) went public 1 - Hmm, maybe I'll like using the initials MS to refer to something again! -- Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar I prefer email at my CTP email address. It works fine. Remove the spamblock text to use it. Physical mail should go to my home address, not Auburn Hills. That project is over. Email me for details if you need to.
From: Larry Pieniazek <l...@voyager.net> Subject: Subscribing to lego-robotics (was Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/25 Message-ID: <35E36562.1D24BC4E@voyager.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384764185 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35E36496.F5C13492@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Cambridge Technology Partners Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: lp...@ctp.IWANTNOSPAM.com Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego Um, whoops. Ignore that last post! Here is the real scoop from the robot: I can handle administrative requests automatically. Just send an empty note to any of these addresses: <lego-roboti...@crynwr.com>: Receive future messages sent to the mailing list. <lego-robotic...@crynwr.com>: Stop receiving messages. <lego-roboti...@crynwr.com>: Retrieve a copy of message 12345 from the archive. DO NOT SEND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUESTS TO THE MAILING LIST! If you do, I won't see them, and subscribers will yell at you. -- Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar I prefer email at my CTP email address. It works fine. Remove the spamblock text to use it. Physical mail should go to my home address, not Auburn Hills. That project is over. Email me for details if you need to.
From: db...@voicenet.com (Dan Bair) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <35e463eb.9199623@netnews.voicenet.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384759092 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:23:35 EDT Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego Got mine today, Tuesday. Ordered yesterday. Dan Bair ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) wrote: >Just wondering. > >Also, who out there is planning to hack the interface? > >-Kekoa >
From: ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/25 Message-ID: <6rvook$2gk@pixel.Stanford.EDU>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384764188 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e463eb.9199623@netnews.voicenet.com> Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego Dan Bair <db...@voicenet.com> wrote: > Got mine today, Tuesday. Ordered yesterday. Care to post a review, thoughts, etc? Or are you too busy playing? (I'd be.) -Kekoa
From: lu...@worldnet.att.net (lu) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <35e41f85.13198139@netnews.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384937971 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Reply-To: lu...@worldnet.att.net Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego kekoa wrote: >Also, who out there is planning to hack the interface? And who's ready to unscrew those tempting little black screws inside the battery box?
From: lu...@worldnet.att.net (lu) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <35e41fa8.13233150@netnews.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384937972 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e463eb.9199623@netnews.voicenet.com> <6rvook$2gk@pixel.Stanford.EDU> Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Reply-To: lu...@worldnet.att.net Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego kekoa wrote: >Care to post a review, thoughts, etc? Or are you too busy playing? Busy, busy. I've only done the hand holding setup tutorial on the CD (no programming yet). If you don't use Com1 for the IR transmitter as per instructions, there is an advanced options menu that let's you change this. Once you set things up right, the sensei lets you know you're a genius. Jeez. (Well, the voice is a kick.) The first test model is structurally unsound but heck, it's alive! The other models seem to be hints, techniques, and ideas only. It's up to you to flesh them out into something interesting. The set includes wide assortment of parts from dragon wings to 4 great 81,6 x 15 wheels. Just wish an angle sensor was included. While you're waiting for your set to arrive, round up a 9v and 6 AA batteries. Gotta run...
From: ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <6s1bs1$4it@pixel.Stanford.EDU>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384956196 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e463eb.9199623@netnews.voicenet.com> <6rvook$2gk@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e41fa8.13233150@netnews.worldnet.att.net> Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego lu <lu...@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > While you're waiting for your set to arrive, round up a 9v and 6 AA > batteries. Will do, thanks. The tutorial sounds like a pain. My Mindstorms is supposed to be here on Friday, but then I leave on Saturday to go on a trip for a week. (sigh) -Kekoa
From: ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <6s1bt9$4jr@pixel.Stanford.EDU>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 384956197 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e41f85.13198139@netnews.worldnet.att.net> Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego lu <lu...@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > kekoa wrote: > >Also, who out there is planning to hack the interface? > And who's ready to unscrew those tempting little black screws inside the > battery box? Me me me me me! -Kekoa
From: db...@voicenet.com (Dan Bair) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <35e472c3.32645408@netnews.voicenet.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 385044059 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e463eb.9199623@netnews.voicenet.com> <6rvook$2gk@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e41fa8.13233150@netnews.worldnet.att.net> <6s1bs1$4it@pixel.Stanford.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:42:22 EDT Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego The tutorial is a pain. It is slow and does not let you jump ahead. It has a place to register on the Web but it looks as if you have to get through the entire tutorial before you can log on and register. The tutorial seems geared for about a 3rd grader. Dan Bair ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) wrote: >The tutorial sounds like a pain. My Mindstorms is supposed to be here on >Friday, but then I leave on Saturday to go on a trip for a week. (sigh) > >-Kekoa > >
From: db...@voicenet.com (Dan Bair) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <35e573b8.32889877@netnews.voicenet.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 385044062 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e463eb.9199623@netnews.voicenet.com> <6rvook$2gk@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e41fa8.13233150@netnews.worldnet.att.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:44:15 EDT Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego You are right, the first model falls aparts more often then it should. I think I have rebuilt it 4 times already. Dan Bair lu...@worldnet.att.net (lu) wrote: >The first test model is structurally unsound but heck, it's alive! The other >models seem to be hints, techniques, and ideas only. It's up to you to flesh >them out into something interesting. >The set includes wide assortment of parts from dragon wings to 4 great 81,6 x >15 wheels. Just wish an angle sensor was included. >While you're waiting for your set to arrive, round up a 9v and 6 AA batteries. >Gotta run...
From: fozz...@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/26 Message-ID: <6s228s$2mj$1@pornstorm.geo.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 385073419 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e41fa8.13233150@netnews.worldnet.att.net> <6s1bs1$4it@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e472c3.32645408@netnews.voicenet.com> Organization: Napa Valley College Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego In article <35e472c3...@netnews.voicenet.com>, Dan Bair <db...@voicenet.com> wrote: >The tutorial seems geared for about a 3rd grader. Seems to me to be more geared towards a 40something that had never seen or used LEGO or a computer in their life. Some of the basics about how to put the pieces together were awfully obvious to anyone that's *ever* used LEGO. The software that's included was kinda fun for about 20 minutes. But it's just a pain in the ass to get anywhere in it. -- Chris Osborn, Network Administrator T3West/WebCow! 707 255 9330 x225 - Voice 1804 Soscol Ave, #203 707 224 9916 - Fax Napa, CA 94559 <fozz...@t3west.com> <http://t3west.com/>
From: lu...@worldnet.att.net (lu) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/27 Message-ID: <35e4a664.9509674@netnews.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 385099119 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e463eb.9199623@netnews.voicenet.com> <6rvook$2gk@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e41fa8.13233150@netnews.worldnet.att.net> <6s1bs1$4it@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e472c3.32645408@netnews.voicenet.com> Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Reply-To: lu...@worldnet.att.net Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego dbair wrote: >The tutorial seems geared for about a 3rd grader. Yeah, yawners, but go with the flow. It wasn't written for us 4th graders (although I loved the head patting stuff). For skippees you can click the fast forward button or Ctrl-click the About box or just run Probe.exe to skip the intro graphics.
From: ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/28 Message-ID: <6s86h8$lqu@pixel.Stanford.EDU>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 385894314 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35e41f85.13198139@netnews.worldnet.att.net> Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego lu <lu...@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > And who's ready to unscrew those tempting little black screws inside the > battery box? Alright. I opened the case and took some pictures. See: http://graphics.stanford.edu/~kekoa/rcx/ -Kekoa
From: Russell Nelson <nel...@crynwr.com> Subject: Re: Anyone get their Mindstorms yet? Date: 1998/08/29 Message-ID: <m2soifv6wj.fsf@desk.crynwr.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 385988555 References: <6rvj7t$1rc@pixel.Stanford.EDU> <35E36496.F5C13492@voyager.net> Organization: Crynwr Software Newsgroups: rec.toys.lego Larry Pieniazek <l...@voyager.net> writes: > Ask on the Lego-Robotics mailing list... The address is: > > lego-r...@crynwr.com > > and I suspect a message with subject HELP and a single line HELP will > get you what you need to know. (actually just saying SUBSCRIBE should do > it in one shot) Best to just send mail to lego-roboti...@crynwr.com Can you guess how to unsubscribe? > I recall back in March it was claimed that the codes were already known > and would be released once MS(1) went public I'm expecting a SDK from the LegoMindstorms group before Christmas. -- -russ nelson <rn-...@crynwr.com> http://crynwr.com/~nelson Crynwr supports Open Source(tm) Software| PGPok | Freedom is the primary 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | cause of Peace, Love, Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | Truth and Justice.