The Amazing Lego DAT Tape Changer

lizardboy writes: "This is for the Lego loving computer geek with large backup needs. The Lego DAT Tape changer. It can be interfaced with any platform supporting Lego mindstorms. I have used it with OSX and Linux using dump and NQC with some custom shell scripts. It also works under a Mac OS 9 using Retrospect and RCX."

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[rehannan]

For those that can't view the crappy iTools slideshow...

The Loader
From the right
Load and unload slides
Tape being unloaded
Arm loader from the rear
system to eject tape
Back of loader
Lifting system

Re:Yah, but can it reboot the Lego Webserver?

[tsangc]

Anybody else remember those old computerized Lego sets for the AppleIIs? I wonder if those could be interfaced to the mind storms, I know of a school that has quite a few of those lying around, it is just that all of their AppleII interface boards died.

Yes. It's called the 4.5V Lego TC Logo system. It uses 4.5V Technic motors and cannot be used with the Mindstorms RCX system, which uses the newer 9V system-motors, connectors, battery boxes, sensors etc.

The 4.5V system also has a ISA PC card version that connects to the same breakout box.

Calum

Re:How about a CD Changer

[seewolf]

Party-Optimizer uses such thing

Re:Free Time :: Lego

[radish]

Except their not latin. Lego is danish (I belive it translate's as "play well"). Don't know about Duplo, could be danish as well. There is no plural of Lego:

I play with Lego.
He plays with Lego.
Look at all that Lego.
Look at all those Lego bricks.
Eeek! There's a load of Lego in my server room!