[MWForum]Lego/Logo

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Hi Kate,

A lot depends of what version of Mac OS you are using and what Lego 
kits you are using.

If you have the current programmable Lego product which uses the RCX 
brick, MW version 2 used with Yellow Brick Logo from MIT works on a Mac 
running OS 9 or 8.  MicroWorlds EX Robotics also works with the Lego 
RCX brick but is currently only available for Windows.  Supposedly the 
Mac OS X version of MicroWorlds EX Robotics will be available by the 
end of the summer.  Whatever software you use, you will need the 
infrared tower and cable to hook up to the computer to send the 
programming to the RCX brick.

If you have old Lego kits which used the Control Lab or Control System 
software (both based on MW version 2) good luck finding the software if 
you don't already have it.  I've used them all except for the new 
MicroWorlds EX Robotics software.

-John

On Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 10:30 PM, Mikula Family wrote:

> Is there a version of MicroWorlds that allows programing for a Lego
> Robot? What version? What is needed for the interface between computer
> (Mac) and the robot?   And where can that be purchased? When I Googled
> for Lego/Logo, there were 353,000 sites  - 27,000 in English.!!!!
>
> "Zoom" on PBS is currently featuring lego/logo.
>
> Thanks
> Kate Mikula
>
> Finally - of Austin, Texas
>
>
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