[vcf-midatlantic] VCFed @ World Maker Faire this weekend
Douglas Crawford
touchetek at gmail.com
Thu Sep 29 09:37:55 EDT 2016
... and nice job Evan!
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Douglas Crawford <touchetek at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 1802 RULES
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:01 AM, Tom Hornberger via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>
>> Please, Real Programmers^A^TMen use Z80s! :)
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintage
>> computerfederation.org>
>> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org>
>> Cc: Dean Notarnicola <dnotarnicola at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 7:37 am
>> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCFed @ World Maker Faire this weekend
>>
>> Well, Corey, that's just silly. Everyone knows Atari beats them both! ;-)
>>
>> On Thursday, September 29, 2016, Corey Cohen via vcf-midatlantic <
>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Wow this is sounding like an old Apple vs C64 argument from back in the
>> > 80's.
>> >
>> > corey cohen
>> > uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ
>> >
>> > > On Sep 29, 2016, at 4:04 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
>> > vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org <javascript:;>>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Well if I knew that this was battle bots, then I would have
>> constructed
>> > > something to crush your puny little car. I think mine will knock yours
>> > over
>> > > and can beat you in a race too!
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 2:21 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
>> > > vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org <javascript:;>>
>> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Jeff B., Corey, Mouse, and yours truly are staffing the VCFed booth
>> at
>> > >> World Maker Faire this weekend. They said we're in a tent this year.
>> > That
>> > >> is all I know for now, location-wise.
>> > >>
>> > >> Our theme is the same as at HOPE -- vintage computer robots.
>> > >>
>> > >> Jeff is showing an improved version of his Capsella robot controlled
>> by
>> > a
>> > >> BASIC program on a Commodore 64. He has many more parts available now
>> > than
>> > >> he did for HOPE.
>> > >>
>> > >> I'm showing a Lego robot powered by a LOGO program on an Apple //e,
>> vs.
>> > at
>> > >> HOPE my Lego demonstration used BASIC on a Compaq 386 luggable (in
>> the
>> > form
>> > >> of a Network General Sniffer).
>> > >>
>> > >> By coincidence, Jeff's robot and mine are both car-like and they're
>> both
>> > >> around the same size. So let me just say:
>> > >>
>> > >> MY LEGOBOT CAN KICK BRACE'S CAPSELLABOT'S BUTT. :)
>> > >>
>> > >> Here's mine: http://vcfed.org/evan/legobot.jpg
>> > >>
>> > >> I figured a black frame, red racing stripe, and huge rear spoiler all
>> > give
>> > >> it maker-cred.
>> > >>
>> > >> One motor controls forward/backward, another motor (via the exposed
>> > chain
>> > >> drive up front on the left side of your screen) controls steering,
>> > there is
>> > >> a touch/bump sensor on front, a light sensor in back, and working
>> > head/tail
>> > >> lights.
>> > >>
>> > >> I need to put a little Lego dude and steering wheel in the cockpit!
>> > >>
>> > >> Of course, the point of this is to show people (mostly children) that
>> > Lego
>> > >> computerized robotics are not a modern invention, but in fact
>> existed 30
>> > >> years ago. LOGO works like BASIC -- you can type a program and run it
>> > >> instantly (no compiling) or type commands directly. But in most ways
>> > it's
>> > >> even more basic than BASIC. Instead of FOR-NEXT loops you have
>> REPEAT;
>> > >> instead of GOSUB you have LIST-TO-RUN; there aren't line numbers; and
>> > I'm
>> > >> trying to understand their oddly formatted IF-THEN method (which is
>> also
>> > >> called something else; I forget what right now).
>> > >>
>> > >> Maybe I'll disable the front bump sensor and program the 'bot to go
>> full
>> > >> speed into BraceBot. :)
>> > >>
>> > >> All in good fun, of course.
>> > >>
>> > >> Hope to see many of you this weekend.
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Jeff Brace - ark72axow at gmail.com <javascript:;>
>> >
>>
>>
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