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Table A-4. RCX Development Environments

Replacement
a
Name URL Language Firmware? Price Host OS Tools Needed

b
RCX Code - (visual) no - Win32 -
Not Quite C http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/lego/nqc/ NQC no free MacOS, -
(NQC) Linux,
Win32

MacNQC http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/lego/nqc NQC no free MacOS
/macnqc/

ROBOLAB http://www.lego.com/dacta/robolab (visual) no $50 MacOS, -
/defaultjava.htm Win32
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/graphics/robolab.html

pbFORTH http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/ Forth yes free Any Terminal
pbFORTH/ emulator

legOS http://www.netway.com/~rmaynard/ C,C++ yes free Linux, GNU egcs and
Unix

BrainStorm http://www.netway.com/~rmaynard/ UCBLogo no free Win32 UCBLogo
Bot-Kit http://www.object-arts.com/Bower/Bot-Kit/ Smaltalk no free Win32 Dolphin
Small-talk

TclRCX http://www.demailly.com/tcl/rcx/ Tcl no free MacOS,
Linux,
Unix
Win32

BrickCommand http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/ VB-like c no free Win32 -
8488/lego.html

a. This column assumes you've installed the RIS software. Most of the Win32 packages work with Spirit.ocx, which is installed
with the RIS software.

b. Win32 means Windows 95, 98, or NT.

c. VB-like means similar to Visual Basic. Function names are modeled on Spirit.ocx.