NBC Beta 0.1.4 b4 for Linux

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

On Wednesday, John Hansen released a binary of the Next Byte Codes (NBC) command line compiler that is capable of running on 32-bit Intel Linux platforms. With versions also available on Windows and Mac, NBC allows users to program the LEGO Mindstorms NXT brick using textual code with assembly language syntax.

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Wanted: Patience and Sophistication

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

The Saturday edition of the Washington Post features an article on the LEGO Mindstorms NXT and its official Tuesday release. In an interview, toy industry analyst Chris Byrne gave the kit a rave review, but said it “requires patience and sophistication that people who like to blow stuff up in Halo might not have.”

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