11-12-2012, 20:16
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College Student, Mentor
AKA: Daniel A
 FRC #3737 (4H Rotoraptors) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Goldsboro, NC
Posts: 476
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Re: FRC Blogged - FIRST Choice Issue (And Part II)
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Originally Posted by Mr. Van
Way back when (not quite so far as when you had to return the control system each year, but for many, many years) we used to get a full control system, 4 victors, several spikes, numerous solenoid valves, a very good (if slightly large and heavy) compressor, 2 robot batteries, charger, servos...
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Keeping in mind that the previous control system was much cheaper than the current cRIO-based one, and FIRST was significantly smaller as well. Such things were much more feasible back then.
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