[oopic] Re: Where to begin?

I'm working on getting the rights to the PDF version of this book. M-H doesn't want to
do a second edition, so this is all that I'm going to get. Legal is being a bit slow with
this but I have assurances from the publisher that they will let go of the Copyright to me
for it.

DLC

--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, Matt Elias <m_elias@...> wrote:
>
> Wow, I should vacuum seal mine as a collector's item! Even better would
> to sell it to someone who could make use of it, I don't use mine much
> anymore. Try Amazon.com, about $100.
>
> matt
>
> rtstofer wrote:
> >
> >
> > Knowing that there is a book is helpful if you can find one. It is
> > out of print and the used copy on www.alibris.com sells for $291.09 -
> > ABSOLUTELY INSANE!
> >
> > So, get the sample programs from the Mark III group, study them, think
> > about what they do and then ask questions. The one you want is
> > msmarkiii.osc by Pete Skeggs.
> >
> > It is regrettable that the V5 documentation has gone away because it
> > will match the samples better than V6. OTOH, V6 seems to work pretty
> > well with the B.2.2+ chip AFAICT.
> >
> > Read all the stuff at www.oopic.com
> >
> > Post questions here as our moderator (Dennis Clark) wrote the book and
> > there are some knowledgeable people haunting this group.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com <mailto:oopic%40yahoogroups.com>, Matt
> > Elias <m_elias@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I recommend a book by Dennis Clark titled "Programming and Customizing
> > > the OOPic Microcontroller". It explains a lot of the hidden quirks of
> > > the OOPic that do not show up in the online documentation, otherwise
> > the
> > > online manual (www.oopic.com) is an excellent source as well. Those two
> > > sources and this forum have been my main support, and then you need to
> > > start doing some basic projects to get a feel for the programming and
> > > interfacing techniques. Structure the test programs around what you
> > will
> > > actually want to implement on your robot.
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > Matt
> > >
> > > tom.ates wrote:
> > > >
> > > > We are highschool students working on building a Mark III Sumo-Bot for
> > > > an advanced science class. We have never done programming or have any
> > > > experience in building robots. We have purchased the kit - Mark III
> > > > Complete Kit (OOPic Version) and are ready to get started. However, we
> > > > aren't sure on how to go abouts beginning. We have printed out the
> > Mark
> > > > III User's Guide as recommended by a teacher. We're not familiar with
> > > > this vocabulary and were wondering if anyone could help us out.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance!
> > > >
> > > > Tom Ates
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

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