From: db...@nospam.com (Dave Baum)
Subject: New RCX Programming Language
Date: 1998/08/27
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I've got a simple compiler for RCX code ready for beta testing and I need
a few people to help test it.  

At present, I'm supporting Win32 and Macintosh.  The language has a syntax
similar to C, so familiarity with C is a big plus.  Mac users will need to
have MPW installed (the compiler is a MPW tool) and a PowerPC mac.  I've
been using the Mac version quite a bit, but the Win32 version hasn't seen
much testing.

Of course you must have your own RCX, etc.  You'll also need Mindstorms
and/or Robolab since my compiler expects the firmware to already be
loaded.

e-mail me if you're interested in helping out with testing.  

Dave

p.s.  Before anyone asks, a linux port is already planned.

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From: mnja...@aol.com (MNJacobs)
Subject: Re: New RCX Programming Language
Date: 1998/08/29
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>I've got a simple compiler for RCX code ready for beta

According to the Mindstorm Q&A portion of their web site, the OCX interface for
programming the RCX is not documented yet.

How did you manage to get a compiler done so fast?  What are the limitations?

Mike

From: db...@nospam.com (Dave Baum)
Subject: Re: New RCX Programming Language
Date: 1998/08/28
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In article <199808290245...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
mnja...@aol.com (MNJacobs) wrote:

>>I've got a simple compiler for RCX code ready for beta
>
>According to the Mindstorm Q&A portion of their web site, the OCX interface for
>programming the RCX is not documented yet.
>

I haven't seen any documentation yet, but it wasn't too hard to spy on the
IR and figure out the bytecodes.

>How did you manage to get a compiler done so fast?  What are the limitations?
>
I type *really* fast  ;)

Dave

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From: Russell Nelson <nel...@crynwr.com>
Subject: Re: New RCX Programming Language
Date: 1998/08/29
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db...@nospam.com (Dave Baum) writes:

> I haven't seen any documentation yet, but it wasn't too hard to spy on the
> IR and figure out the bytecodes.

So, are you going to tell the rest of us what they are?

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From: db...@nospam.com (Dave Baum)
Subject: Re: New RCX Programming Language
Date: 1998/08/30
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In article <m2n28nu...@desk.crynwr.com>, Russell Nelson
<nel...@crynwr.com> wrote:

>db...@nospam.com (Dave Baum) writes:
>
>> I haven't seen any documentation yet, but it wasn't too hard to spy on the
>> IR and figure out the bytecodes.
>
>So, are you going to tell the rest of us what they are?

Soon.  The problem is that my current documentation is a lot of little
scraps of paper with random scribblings.

Dave

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