No insult intended, but as mentioned elsewhere also in this thread the lines are very blurred.......

Apple's been working with both IBM and Motorola for chips since around 1993......

Mac /Wintel doesn't matter
 

Well the next statement belongs in Rumors but what the heck.

The Parralax chip is gone. We are programming in C next year.

All new controller, new chip (no I don't know which one yet) and no more 25 pin connectors. All will be those PWM type pins.

No word on what machines will support the compiler either.

If I could find someone to take a bet I would guess a 3 vs 3 game next year :-)

Later Days!

Re: Mac /Wintel doesn't matter
 

Wow! That was quite a mouthful. Sounds pretty exciting.

Are you able to divulge your sources?

Comparison: Mac OS X, Windows XP, Linux
 

To anyone interested in operating systems,

I just ran across this comparison of Mac OS X, Windows XP and Linux, updated on Aug. 11, 2003:

http://thetechnozone.com/smartbuyers...otout-2003.htm

Re: Comparison: Mac OS X, Windows XP, Linux
 

Heh. Maybe I'm just too tired to take a serious look at it (not saying I didn't read it, mind you), but I'd definitely file that under H for Humor. That's some funny stuff.

E.G.

Not to say that it's not a very good analysis. It really is pretty good, and worth reading.

<<Originally posted by EStokely
Well the next statement belongs in Rumors but what the heck.

The Parralax chip is gone. We are programming in C next year.

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Wow! That was quite a mouthful. Sounds pretty exciting.

Are you able to divulge your sources?

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Like I said before it belongs in the rumor section but its *almost* straight from IFI.

I believe it so much I decided to skip teaching any PBasic this Fall (yea!)

As for the OS comparison, It actually sounded a bit Mac biased. But for the most part a computer is a tool. If it doesn't do what you expect all of the time then its defective. (Yea I know even Macs screw up :-) )

Not nearly as satisfying as this.........


http://www.flamingmailbox.com/maccom...s/pcshoot.html

ahhh....

but what Mac discussion isn't without discussing Will Ferrell...

http://www.flamingmailbox.com/maccom...s/ferrell.html

I haven't tried this personally, but I doubt it will work. As far as I know (unless this changed with the recent update and I didn't read about it), VPC doesn't have support for USB devices other than keyboards and mice, so you wouldn't be able to use a usb to serial adapter.

Oh well...small steps first...

woops, it seems i spoke too fast. it looks like the new version, 6.1, does in fact support usb devices. up to 15 at a time, in fact. has anyone used 6.1?

The below pic is what happens when you try to emu windows 95 on a mac... :)

I beg to differ with you...I did use Virtual PC for quite a while before finding the nice Mac program to work with. Actually, IFI has a PDF lurking on their website with directions on how to set up Virtual PC to program with...so trust me, you can do it. I used Virtual PC 5 (6 wasn't readily available when I used it) and Windows 98SE in it. It sure wasn't pretty, but my PowerBook managed just fine.

Just a comment about the PBasic compiler for OS X. I used it last year on a PowerBook G4 at the VCU regionals, and it works great! Also if you just like using the Mac OS over the Windows OS, and you are running OS 9, you can use MS Office to edit the code, and transfer it into the editor on a Windows machine. That's what I did with my older PowerBook 5300.
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Well IFI is upgrading the robot controller. We just don't know how though for certainity.