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- Newsgroups: comp.robotics
- Path: sparky!uunet!mercury.hsi.com!a3bee2!n1gva!fcf
- From: fcf@n1gva (F. C. Floberg)
- Subject: Re: My robot project.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.174540.1565@n1gva>
- Organization: Evil Weather Machines LTD
- References: <1993Jan5.064806.21019@dunix.drake.edu>
- Distribution: comp.robotics
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 17:45:40 GMT
- Lines: 31
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- ac94691@dunix.drake.edu (The Dark Kitty) writes:
- [quoting me about remote control suggestion/question]
- :
- : Ah!!! I'm glad you asked because I forgot to mention it! Yes, you
- : are absolutely correct. The onboard computer will be a mother board
- : from an Apple compatible computer but the actual high level brains
- : will be a currently unused Mac 512. The data link will be via modified
- : (you'll LOVE this) Mr Microphone equivalents that I acquired at close
- : out prices from Radio (Shack) Rip Off Store for $3.00 a piece! The
-
- Ahhh! Radio Shack, the technology store! (don't tell the sales guy what
- you're gonna do with the MR. Micphone, or they'll crank the price up! :)
-
- : modems will probably just be 300 baud modem chips from any major
- : silicon distributor like Jameco etc. This may ruin my dream of building
- : a no-cost robot but top price will be around $20 when I'm done if I
- : really go extravagant! =-)
-
- True, but when you consider the value of the "anti-accidently-run-over-
- neibhors-cat" feature that RC will give you, it seems worth the investment.
-
- I'll be interested to hear about developements on the software. (Dunno 'bout
- anyone else.)
- :
- : Anthony
- :
- Fred
-
- --
- Fred Floberg - N1GVA at Evil Weather Machines LTD.
- email: ...!uunet!hsi!a3bee2!n1gva!fcf
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