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Table A-4. RCX Development Environments (continued)
Name URL
Gordon's Brick http://www.umbra.demon.co.uk/gbp.html
Programmer
MindControl http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/
legomind/robo/mindcontrol.html
PRO-RCX http://prelude.psy.umontreal.ca/~cousined/
lego/robot/rcx/rcx_command/
BotCode http://www.desktopmusic.com/botcode.htm
a. This column assumes you've installed the RIS software. Most of the Win32 packages work with Spirit.ocx, which is installed with the RIS software.
b. Win32 means Windows 95, 98, or NT.
c. VB-like means similar to Visual Basic. Function names are modeled on Spirit.ocx.
Table A-4. RCX Development Environments
Name URL
RCX Code -
Not Quite C http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/lego/nqc/
(NQC)
MacNQC http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/lego/nqc
/macnqc/
ROBOLAB http://www.lego.com/dacta/robolab
/defaultjava.htm
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/graphics/robolab.html
pbFORTH http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/
pbFORTH/
legOS http://www.noga.de/legOS/
BrainStorm http://www.netway.com/~rmaynard/
Bot-Kit http://www.object-arts.com/Bower/Bot-Kit/
TclRCX http://www.demailly.com/tcl/rcx/
BrickCommand http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/
8488/lego.html
a. This column assumes you've installed the RIS software. Most of the Win32 packages work with Spirit.ocx, which is installed with the RIS software.
Replacement
Language Firmware? Price
VB-like no free
VB-like no free
VB-like no free
VB-like no $20
Replacement
Language Firmware? Price
(visual) no -
NQC no free
NQC no free
(visual) no $50
Forth yes free
C, C++ yes free
UCBLogo no free
Smalltalk no free
Tcl no free
c
no free
VB-like
a
Host OS Tools Needed
Win32 -
Win32 -
Win32 -
Win32 -
a
Host OS Tools Needed
b -
Win32
MacOS, Linux, -
Win32
MacOS -
MacOS, Win32 -
Any Terminal emulator
Linux, Unix, GNU egcs and
Win32 binutils, Perl
Win32 UCBLogo
(suggested)
Win32 Dolphin Small-talk
MacOS, Linux, Tcl
Unix, Win32
Win32 -
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