We distribute documentation and other stuff in pdf or as plain old text. Most systems can read those formats. Stopped using MS formats ages ago when different versions of Word stopped being compatible with each other.
Got abut 30 workstations in the place, the older ones running Win9x the newer ones bought in the last year or so run KDE and OO.
The older windowboxes will be phased out when they eventually fall to bits.
Which is more than I can say for my MindStorms set, since the software doesn't seem to work on Linux.
The stuff might not be on the official Mindstorms disk. But...
NQC is included with SuSE and Debian distros and comes with detailed setup instructions. Just plug the IR tower into COMx (AKA/dev/ttySx) and point the software at it. Problem solved.
Linux is a good development platform for using the RCX. Or any other microcontroller for that matter (I develop software for PICs using tools running on Linux).
I find that Megablocks are lower quality as well. However, in their defence I find them easier to hack than the LEGO blocks when I'm building sensors for my RCX. The crappier plastic that Megablocks use seems more forgiving to my ham fisted efforts. Also I couldn't bear to carve up my LEGO. Chew it yes, but carve it and melt it, alas no.
1) Snap up LEGO discontinued lines. 2) Sell on e-bay at hyper-inflated price. 3) Profit.:)
Seriously tho. LEGO Mindstorms is/was a great introduction to mechatronics and it would be a pity to see it bite the dust. All is not lost though, it's relativly easy to build your own RCX controller thingy using PICs or a Basic Stamp etc...
LEGO has always been a useful source of parts for hombrew bot makers. Come to think of it hasn't the Scout Mars rover got some LEGO incorporated into it?
Now if only the Beagle engineers had used.... Nah.
Presumably the Technics and Mindstorm stuff will still be available via LEGOs educational division. (I hope)
No self respecting drug dealer would want to be seen using a fone as tacky as this disposable one. Imagine the embarrasment at the local cartel get-together.
Hey Chico love your new fone man. You gonna fone home to momma. Here's a nickle go buy yourself a decent fone man.
More toxic waste for our rapidly spreading landfills. Just what we've all been crying out for. I for one welcome our new purveyors of low quality shite overlords.
I like my 8 bit Psion Model LZ. (Bought new mid 90's and still goin' strong.) Built like a brick s**t house. 3-4 Month Battery life. Retro charm:)
But i've yet to find anything as flexible as a cheap notebook and pencil. The pencil is even compatible with the back of an old envelope, coupled with my Concise No 28 circular slide rule, i'm sorted.
As to fones. I've had a Nokia 6210e for ages. It works for me.
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We distribute documentation and other stuff in pdf or as plain old text.
Most systems can read those formats.
Stopped using MS formats ages ago when different versions of Word stopped
being compatible with each other.
Got abut 30 workstations in the place, the older ones running Win9x the
newer ones bought in the last year or so run KDE and OO.
The older windowboxes will be phased out when they eventually fall to bits.
In a related thing I read recently in Linux Format #49 (pg 102).
MS offered a $2000 discount on MSOffice software to Schoolnet Nambia
only to make them fork out $9000 for Win XP.
SNNs' director told MS (i'm paraphrasing) to f*** off and is sticking
with open source software.
www.linuxformat.co.uk
My moneys on MOSSAD. :)
Bill had better watch his back.
Which is more than I can say for my MindStorms set, since the software doesn't seem to work on Linux.
...
/dev/ttySx) and point the software at it. Problem solved.
:)
The stuff might not be on the official Mindstorms disk. But
NQC is included with SuSE and Debian distros and comes with detailed setup instructions. Just plug the IR tower into COMx (AKA
Linux is a good development platform for using the RCX. Or any other microcontroller for that matter (I develop software for PICs using tools running on Linux).
Check the web the information is out there.
spaceships aren't as cool if they're all square and clunky
Resistance is futile.
Prepare to be assimilated.
We approve of square clunky space ships.
Its what we do best.
I find that Megablocks are lower quality as well.
However, in their defence I find them easier to hack than the
LEGO blocks when I'm building sensors for my RCX. The crappier
plastic that Megablocks use seems more forgiving to my ham fisted
efforts. Also I couldn't bear to carve up my LEGO. Chew it yes, but
carve it and melt it, alas no.
Thinks ...
:)
.... Nah.
1) Snap up LEGO discontinued lines.
2) Sell on e-bay at hyper-inflated price.
3) Profit.
Seriously tho.
LEGO Mindstorms is/was a great introduction to mechatronics and it would be a
pity to see it bite the dust. All is not lost though, it's relativly easy to
build your own RCX controller thingy using PICs or a Basic Stamp etc...
LEGO has always been a useful source of parts for hombrew bot makers. Come to
think of it hasn't the Scout Mars rover got some LEGO incorporated into it?
Now if only the Beagle engineers had used
Presumably the Technics and Mindstorm stuff will still be available via
LEGOs educational division. (I hope)
They picked Blur to write the callsign.
The computer died of shame.
The GNU licence does allow a supplier to charge for
services. All they gotta do is provide source.
No self respecting drug dealer would want to be seen
using a fone as tacky as this disposable one.
Imagine the embarrasment at the local cartel get-together.
Hey Chico love your new fone man.
You gonna fone home to momma.
Here's a nickle go buy yourself a decent fone man.
More toxic waste for our rapidly spreading landfills.
Just what we've all been crying out for.
I for one welcome our new purveyors of low quality shite overlords.
I wonder if they paid SCO a licence fee? ...
If they didn't
I bet SCO don't file a suit against these guys.
All this pointless litigation is ...
Getting bloody annoying!
Make graduation from law school a hanging offence.
Even though hangins to good for the shyster scumbags!
AAAAAAGGGGG!!!!
(The red mist at the mention of the word SCO
made me post this damn comment in the wrong
thread once already.)
make graduation from law school a capital crime.
Punishable by death. No appeal.
All this litigation is gonna drag humanity back to
the bloody stone age.
dust off my old Atari 800.
Retro cool here I come.
2) get refund from microsoft
Has anybody actually tried and succeeded at this?
My laptop came pre-installed with XP home edition which I never
even booted into. I wiped the drive and installed SuSE.
I still have all the MS supplied CD's unopened and unwanted.
How do I get a refund?
Drug smuggling.
A killer app. for this gizmo.
The cartels will love it.
people won't buy what they don't want.
...
Could this be the begining of the end of marketing?
mmmm
Them Hamsters are pretty damn quick.
Do they byte ?
Well when i say cluster. I fibbed.
(It's a sinclair ZX80.)
Next week i plan to press the button again.
I installed a button on the front of my cluster
to manually clock the CPU's.
So far i've managed ONE whole flop.
My record is for the slowest supercomputer
on the planet.
have the Romans ever done for us ????
I like my 8 bit Psion Model LZ. :)
(Bought new mid 90's and still goin' strong.)
Built like a brick s**t house.
3-4 Month Battery life.
Retro charm
But i've yet to find anything as flexible as a
cheap notebook and pencil. The pencil is even compatible
with the back of an old envelope, coupled with my
Concise No 28 circular slide rule, i'm sorted.
As to fones. I've had a Nokia 6210e for ages. It works for me.
I've been using these Pentel P20x's for years.
.3mm .5mm .7mm .9mm
P203 Brown
P205 Black
P207 Blue
P209 Yellow
I tried the Staedler marsmicro's for a while but
went back to the P20x's. The 205 loaded with HB
is my favourite.
AAAAGGG. This is a new nadir in geekiness. I,m actually
discussing the merits of various mechanical pencils.
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
What a surprise now the suits .
a) Dont have to pay the author anything.
b) He's not around to maintain quality.
Conclusion. It will probably suck.