tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20770763.post114079856095182741..comments2023-04-07T12:49:42.090+02:00Comments on bNXT Blog: Throw Away Your RCX?Filiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402402250811541155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20770763.post-1140815220733056132006-02-24T22:07:00.000+01:002006-02-24T22:07:00.000+01:00I just bought 10 RCX Education kits even though I ...I just bought 10 RCX Education kits even though I knew the NXT would come out in August. I am teaching a Robotics class in the Fall and August was too late to wait. I also wrote a new C compiler for RCX, which I intend to support (see sourceforge.net/projects/mclegocompiler). I can't speak for John Hansen who does the NQC support, but I get the impression that's he's in for the long haul on both RCX and NXT.<BR/><BR/>Now to perceptions and rumors. I haven't seen a "live" NXT kit but I believe that the beams and connectors are technic compatible. Second, rumor has it that the Ed Kit has 3 conversion cables and 7 connector cables. My inference from that is that you get to use everything that you already bought. Third, rumor has it that there is a new firmware for the RCX in the works. If that's true, someone needs to start on blog on fixing all the silly things that LEGO did wrong on the RCX. Fourth, rumor has it that there's a C compiler being released with the NXT hardware. I don't have a rumor on whether that same compiler will target either old or new RCX firmware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com