[Edu-sig] The Educational Robotics Platform

[Dirk-Ulrich Heise]

On the site, you explain that the Lego Mindstorms
software is too abstract for real programming.
That's right. But it should be noted that there
are free software alternatives, like
a Forth: http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/pbFORTH/
for those that want to continue programming
the RCX. 
A Python interpreter probably wouldn't
fit into the 32K of the RCX. RCX-Forth is in use
by a german teacher to teach programming:
http://www.forth-ev.de/rcx-webs/index.htm
It's a german site, use Babelfish if needed. 
He used the Forth because his PC equipment
(386's) in school simply was too old to run the
resource-hungry Lego software.

Of course, using a PC104 gives you a lot
more memory, but i have some concerns:
- PC104 are much more expensive than MPUs
- You'll need a lot of battery power
If you can tell me where to find a PC104
for 100$, the first concern would be gone.
You are mentioning http://www.tri-m.com/
as a low-cost resource for PC104 modules; what
do they charge for a module?

Dirk Heise
What's a life and where do i get one?