Does anyone have any old Socket A type Athalon processors just laying around? My old PC just went poof on me, and I really need it to be working. The meeting's...
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Andrea
phungbean1
Sep 18, 2008 2:18 pm
We may have a few lying around. My husband will check at work, and I'll let you know if I have one before Saturday. ... laying around?...
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Rich Chandler
mauser712
Sep 18, 2008 2:56 pm
... Thank you so much! It's amazing how adding just 1 to one little BIOS value can fry a whole processor. You'd think they'd be a little more robust. (Now if...
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toortanga
Sep 18, 2008 9:38 pm
http://www.superdroidrobots.com/pictures/ATR/ATR_mining_tn.jpg Hi everybody. I'm trying to get started with robotics for helicopters so I have to get rid of...
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Rob Purdy
gausswave
Sep 19, 2008 10:40 pm
No Robothon? No problem! W.A.R. will still be holding a robotic combat tournament this Sunday ONLY the 21st starting at noon at the seattle center house. We...
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Matthew Tedder
teddemc
Sep 19, 2008 10:59 pm
Don't such competitions just irk you all? Seriously? It does me. It's a hobbyists toy car derby, not a robotics competition. My only interest in such a...
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Barry Barnes
ahtoburen
Sep 20, 2008 2:58 am
Not that anyone cares what I think, but defining only autonomous robots as real robots is pretty strange... But if it works for you..... But it seems that a...
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dlc
dennis_lm_clark
Sep 20, 2008 3:13 am
Just because it looks like a robot doesn't make it a robot. These aren't robots, they're RC cars with an attitude. Engineering feats of skill no doubt. But...
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Randy M. Dumse
rmdumse
Sep 20, 2008 3:27 am
Matthew Tedder said: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:59 PM ... No. What passes now must pass for what will be to come. Someday, some autonomous version will...
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Rich Chandler
mauser712
Sep 20, 2008 3:29 am
... So, lacking a Microprocessor and sophisticated AI programming, BEAM robots aren't robots either. And Robo-1 robots may be physically sophisticated, but...
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dlc
dennis_lm_clark
Sep 20, 2008 3:43 am
... Back off bwana! I didn't say that. No RC controller in a BEAM robot. ... Nope, didn't say that. ... Didn't say that either. ... Oh for four so far. ... ...
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Tony Brenke
trbrenke
Sep 20, 2008 3:59 am
come on all. this list has had this discussion many times over. if you feel the need, reread the archive to get all the same points your hashing out now. that...
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Barry Barnes
ahtoburen
Sep 20, 2008 4:03 am
He doesn't really think that... he's just yanking our chain... The fact it has been discussed before is irrelevent.. ... Sent from my Verizon Wireless...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Sep 20, 2008 4:04 am
I guess that you think that all of the FIRST "robots" are just RC cars then. I would also guess you think everything running around on Mars is just an RC car....
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dlc
dennis_lm_clark
Sep 20, 2008 4:05 am
Mea culpa. I demur. DLC ... -- ... Dennis Clark TTT Enterprises www.techtoystoday.com...
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Tony Brenke
trbrenke
Sep 20, 2008 4:41 am
Sorry Barry but I do mean that. I do not take the time to add to the list, what I do not mean. mailing back and forth on this issue is a waste of time. it has...
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Barry Barnes
ahtoburen
Sep 20, 2008 5:03 am
Speaking only for myself.... searching through the archives to see if a subject has been previously discussed is a non-starter. Whether anyone ever changed...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Sep 20, 2008 5:32 am
I really hate the way these arguments go, I don't believe that anyone has ever changed their mind due to another persons opinion. However, I do want to chime...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Sep 20, 2008 6:07 am
Pete and I are friends, and this is a friendly return of discussion for anyone who thinks I might be attacking Pete's opinion maliciously. ... cars then. RC...
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Rob Purdy
gausswave
Sep 20, 2008 6:20 am
"Don't such competitions just irk you all? Seriously? It does me." No, People that don't know the whole story and belittle what I do by calling it just an "RC...
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don clay
dwc309
Sep 20, 2008 6:35 am
A PIC18f8720 has 70 i/o's. An ATMEGA644 has 32. There are several ways to get real time wireless connectivity between a PC & a robot. 1. Wireless wifi...
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Rich Chandler
mauser712
Sep 20, 2008 6:37 am
... The rovers DO have plenty of processing power on board, so they ARE robots by your definition....
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Barry Barnes
ahtoburen
Sep 20, 2008 6:39 am
defines a robot as a machine that is designed to accept programming and input to accomplish various tasks. I absolutely refuse to think of my little cave...
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Barry Barnes
ahtoburen
Sep 20, 2008 6:50 am
It is absolutely impossible to program even the simplest robot to deal with all contingencies! And yes, I'm willing to wager on it. I spent many years...
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Erik Knise
elknise@...
Sep 20, 2008 6:50 am
Well put Rob. I have a lot of respect for this man...I've helped set up at Robothon before, it's crazy, and he does a ton of work. He ends up spending way...
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Erik Knise
elknise@...
Sep 20, 2008 6:54 am
Barry, I know the other topic got skewed off of the Invitation for everyone to go to see the WAR competition this weekend, but you now started 3 additional...
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Erik Knise
elknise@...
Sep 20, 2008 6:55 am
Okay, now this is four extra threads...stop spamming the list ... -- Erik L. Knise [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Sep 20, 2008 7:38 am
Carnage, nothing but Pure Carnage. (Did I show my ignorance in mispeling a word?) A good robot is only as good as the amount of metal it can shear off the...
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Barry Barnes
ahtoburen
Sep 20, 2008 8:58 am
sorry about that.. Could you repeat the info? Robotics has lots of implications, doesn't? ps.. my name is Howard actually... I started sending the posts to a...
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Kevin Impson
internetgiest
Sep 20, 2008 9:52 am
Hello, I thought it nice of the gentlemen to announce that the W.A.R competition would this weekend, since robothon was not being done. But, it seems everybody...
