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Re: Vex Easy C Demo
The history of development between IFI, CMU, and FIRST dates back many years as Dave states. Now with Radio Shack in the mix, the potential here for the classroom and in competition are both huge. Along with the work of Tony Norman and others (recently including our JVN) at IFI and Robin Shoop at CMU I'd also like to mention the current work of Dan Larochelle at Intelitek for his efforts on EasyC. I recently attended an EasyC presentation that Dan made, and five minutes in I was like, "Oh man, an English teacher (I) could do this!" I could say a ton about EasyC right now, but just know it's got something for the complete novice all the way to people who dig advanced programming language and concepts. The entire programming module, complete with tutorials, sample code, and a USB connector for your Vex controller will be available from Radio Shack very soon if it isn't already for $100 retail (and there's a 10% educational discount too)...
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