Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03836
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Richard Piotter richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 21:24:27 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Duplicated messages?
Is there a reson so many people's messages get double posted like this one???
Sheesh! (:
Dave Hrynkiw wrote:
>
> At 03:11 PM 5/27/1999 , JVernonM@aol.com wrote:
> >Two things that really caught my eye were a little popper looking bot that
> >twitched VERY rapidly and bug like. It must have had a very small cap.
>
> Yup. That be one of the two very first-ever PhotoPoppers. I think they used
> 1000uF and the other 2200uF
>
> >Also, and what really got my mojo
> >going, was a little BEAMANT 6 (I guess) that was made of two hextiles stacked
> >on top of each other like a CPU bot. It's movement was truly amazing from my
> >experience with these critters! I mean it moved constantly with a very fluid
> >motion. I gotta know what's under the hood there. Is it a Bicore jobbie with
> >a PM1 circuit to get that rapid, constant movement?
>
> Actually, you've about got it figured! In direct sunlight, they move
> practically always. About 3 seconds on, 1/2 second off. VERY impressive.
> Gotta love those small escap gearmotors Mark uses.
>
> >Dave, how's that for a kit? What would that be 3 or 4 stacked in a
> >row for R&D :)? I'll wait (I want one).
>
> Yup, it's on the list. A "SuperPopper" or "PhotoPopper Deluxe"...
> something to that effect. It's been pushed back after getting the Headbot
> and hextile kits out. The SW2 may require a bit more time than expected...
>
> -Dave
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> "Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
> that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
> 2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
> http://www.solarbotics.com
--
Richard Piotter
richfile@rconnect.com
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