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Re: Some comments (long)
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 6 May 1999 13:47:07 GMT
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"S. Crawshaw" wrote:
> On Thu, 6 May 1999, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
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> > I think that what may actually be the best thing for the RCX in
> > terms of a new bytecode interpreter is one which is virtually a plug-in
> > replacement for the old one. I've been doing some extensive mulling
> <snip>
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> Mark and John's messages this morning look like the beginnings of
> two separate developments for the RCX, both of which have the potential to
> satisfy the needs of many who are dissatisfied with the current firmware.
> Hopefully both ideas will be successful - and if they are, then they will
> be hugely useful.
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> My current wish-list and computing skills place me firmly in the "add a
> few opcodes to the existing firmware" camp - and I'm extremely willing to
> assist in the development effort of such an add-on. I suggest that a small
> group should get together (off the list) and come up with a definite
> specification, which we could then implement. Would someone like to
> volunteer to lead the effort? (Don't look at me - I still have to learn a
> lot about the H8 and install a compiler!)
My request to both groups is: don't go 'off-list' until you have a feature spec
that was formed with feedback from the whole list. It would be a shame for you
to finish development of a tool that no one else uses.
-Wes
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| (...) I concur with this opinion. I realize that the subject may be a bit prevalent right now but the alternative would be to develop a separate list for alternative firmware discussion, and I don't know how viable that would be. What follows is a (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) <snip> Mark and John's messages this morning look like the beginnings of two separate developments for the RCX, both of which have the potential to satisfy the needs of many who are dissatisfied with the current firmware. Hopefully both ideas (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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