[Tfug] Lego Mindstorms question

[Andrew Ayre]

On a tangential note - are there any robotics clubs in Tucson that are 
not aimed at battlebots and not purely for kids?

Andy

Ben Slote wrote:
> I use the NXT with Linux. When I first got it a few years ago, there was 
> no software to transfer the compiled nxc binaries to the brick, so I 
> wrote a little Perl application to do it 
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/linxt/), though there may now be nicer 
> alternatives available.
> 
> There is the NBC/NXC compiler (http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/) 
> available for Linux that will allow you to write/compile programs for 
> the NXT.
> 
> Ben
> 
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Cory Jon Hollingsworth 
> <cory at pumpatorium.net <mailto:cory at pumpatorium.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Is anyone on the list using the Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit on Linux?
> 
>     I've been a long time user of BrickOS with the Mindstorms RCX 1.0 kit.
>     Since my kit is wearing out and partly broken, I have been thinking
>     about
>     purchasing the latest model.
> 
>     I'm wondering what the experience of others on the list might be with
>     using the newer kit with Linux.  Anyone use both with Linux?  Would
>     there
>     be any advantages to me finding parts to rejuvenate my old kit?

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Andy
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