LoL Eng. Huthaifa .A.Nabil P Plz, consider your environmental responsibility. B4 printing ask your self: 'Do I need a hard copy?' ......
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Peter Balch
peterbalch@...
Feb 1, 2009 7:16 pm
Dave ... OK. I was being lazy in assuming that words like process, task and thread all meant the same thing. I chose "task" because it has the fewest letters. ...
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Randy M. Dumse
rmdumse
Feb 1, 2009 10:35 pm
Kevin Impson said: Friday, January 30, 2009 4:19 AM ... All right, Kevin, others, isn't that about enough personal jabs and taunting? I attacked an idea,...
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Rich Chandler
mauser712
Feb 2, 2009 12:07 am
... I built three research robots for Coroware, each based around a Mini ITX motherboard. Each equipped with video, audio, and 6 dof arms, teleoperated via...
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Bruce J Weimer MD
bjweimer
Feb 2, 2009 1:13 am
Randy, Since you asked..... The Leaf Project is a free open-source autonomous hobby robotics project with now about 500 people worldwide on the Yahoo Groups...
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larry barello
lbarello
Feb 2, 2009 2:12 am
Bruce: thanks for cutting that (ad hominin intended) blowhard down to size. ... From: SeattleRobotics@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SeattleRobotics@yahoogroups.com]...
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Robin
get_imaginary
Feb 2, 2009 2:33 am
Randy, I happen to have insight into all three of the PC-based robotics projects you listed. I was one of the original Leaf developers, have worked at...
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don clay
dwc309
Feb 2, 2009 4:31 am
Randy attacked an idea. The rest of you are attacking Randy. If you disagree with him, cut out the personal attacks and objectively address his points. ...
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David Wyland
dcwjobs2004
Feb 2, 2009 9:08 am
Hi Peter, Good points. I will respond to some of it while snipping some of the text to make it more manageable. ... long time" ... at once. ... IMO, the...
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Robin
get_imaginary
Feb 2, 2009 3:40 pm
... Kevin had posted a project, not an idea. ... on a Asus eee PC & ... with that PC which is ... robot from scratch at ... turning. (I've mentioned ... been...
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David Wyland
dcwjobs2004
Feb 2, 2009 6:41 pm
I think this is on topic. It is a quote from "The Embedded Muse" newsletter by Jack Gansssle, a noted guru of embedded systems. "Computer Science Education ......
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don clay
dwc309
Feb 2, 2009 7:26 pm
same difference....
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Feb 2, 2009 7:39 pm
... Randy may have been overly-aggressive, but Kevin has been somewhat quiet on what software he will be using on the WinXP netbook, and what sort of tasks it...
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Charlie Heath
charlieheath...
Feb 2, 2009 7:44 pm
Hi Group, I was at Target today and noticed they have the "Spy Video ATV-360" on sale for $25 marked down from $100. This is a dual-stick radio controlled...
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Feb 2, 2009 7:58 pm
... I think Jack has been out of college for too long, and forgot about the time constraints in regards how much material one can cram into another's naive...
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Feb 2, 2009 8:00 pm
... Does the sound output go "... click, click, click, click, etc ..."? IOW, a lot of background noise. ... on sale for $25 marked down from $100. This is a...
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Charlie Heath
charlieheath...
Feb 2, 2009 8:04 pm
The sound shuts off while driving. ... From: "dan michaels" <oric_dan@...> To: <SeattleRobotics@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:00 PM ...
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Richard Greenway
fenagogue
Feb 2, 2009 8:54 pm
So, want to talk about using a PC to drive a bot? Monday night chat might be a great place to hash out some ideas. Directions below. Richard /*...
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twcarroll@...
Feb 2, 2009 9:12 pm
Hello Everyone, Design News Magazine had this cute make-over of a Tickle Me Elmo into a PIC-based robot. Tom Carroll ...
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Feb 2, 2009 11:39 pm
... on a Asus eee PC & phidgets. He is doing low level real time control of his robots with that PC which is running Linux (of some form) & using Java. He...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Feb 2, 2009 11:49 pm
These robots are $1600 - $1800 each, commercial and not "built from scratch", and certainly not "literally built" at one meeting. Alan KM6VV...
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Feb 3, 2009 12:08 am
... I realize that. But it's the only reference I could find on Don's local club forum [FrontRangeRobotics] that mentioned Asus, Linux, and Java, and phidgets....
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Feb 3, 2009 12:23 am
Nice looking 'bots, at any rate! I haven't had time to thoroughly check them out, but worth a look. Alan KM6vv...
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Dale Weber
linuxguy_pdx
Feb 3, 2009 12:44 am
... I also think getting back to basics and concentrating on doing simpler activities in environments is important. That's the path I am going back to with my...
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Randy M. Dumse
rmdumse
Feb 3, 2009 1:02 am
... Alan Oursland said: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:44 PM ... robot. Alan, I think you have a point. However, it depends on how you mean "see the world". It...
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Randy M. Dumse
rmdumse
Feb 3, 2009 1:11 am
David Wyland said: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:51 AM ... Oh heavens. I have such a mixed view of what happened with FIG Forth. I think we took the most...
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don clay
dwc309
Feb 3, 2009 1:28 am
It looks amazingly similar & the last name is right. I'll try to confirm that. He keeps making it bigger & bigger....
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don clay
dwc309
Feb 3, 2009 1:33 am
Well, he did build a robot at one of our meetings using those wheels, his Asus PC & a much longer chassis. There's at least one other regular visitor to this...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Feb 3, 2009 1:47 am
It would be interesting to hear/see more on this 'bot. Did you maybe mean "assemble";? Not trying to be critical. I could see someone building a Lynxmotion,...
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don clay
dwc309
Feb 3, 2009 1:48 am
I know a guy who has made a living at it for the better part of 30 years. He's now working for the main forth guy who has done a whole ASIC company using it....
