Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)

[Mark Chittenden]

Picked up a used Droid Developer Kit (set #9748) via garage sale. Had the
instruction manuel, the micro-scout and missing less than a handful of parts
(easily replaced). However, it was also missing the CD_Rom. Anyone know where I
can get a replacement CD (or, since the set is over 10 years old, where I can
download the software that was on the CD)? I tried Bricklink, but couldn't even
find the set for sale there.

[Tom Tuddenham]

Hi Mark

If you can't get your hands on the original dev kit CD-ROM, you  
should be able to program it with NQC. If the hardware is the same as  
the Dark Side Development Kit (pretty sure it is) NQC works brilliantly.

Cheers
Tom

On 15/08/2009, at 5:50 AM, Mark Chittenden wrote:

> Picked up a used Droid Developer Kit (set #9748) via garage sale.  
> Had the
> instruction manuel, the micro-scout and missing less than a handful  
> of parts
> (easily replaced). However, it was also missing the CD_Rom. Anyone  
> know where I
> can get a replacement CD (or, since the set is over 10 years old,  
> where I can
> download the software that was on the CD)? I tried Bricklink, but  
> couldn't even
> find the set for sale there.

[BrianB-3]

In lugnet.robotics, Mark Chittenden wrote:
> Picked up a used Droid Developer Kit (set #9748) via garage sale. Had the
> instruction manuel, the micro-scout and missing less than a handful of parts
> (easily replaced). However, it was also missing the CD_Rom. Anyone know where I
> can get a replacement CD (or, since the set is over 10 years old, where I can
> download the software that was on the CD)? I tried Bricklink, but couldn't even
> find the set for sale there.

You can find the CDROM on Bricklink at
http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=41370

[Doug Eaton-2]

In lugnet.robotics, Tom Tuddenham wrote:
> Hi Mark
>
> If you can't get your hands on the original dev kit CD-ROM, you
> should be able to program it with NQC. If the hardware is the same as
> the Dark Side Development Kit (pretty sure it is) NQC works brilliantly.

Actually, the Droid Developer Kit and Dark Side Development Kit contain the
Micro Scout which is not really programmable. See http://www.elecbrick.com/vll/
for details on how to program it with a VLL.

The CD was a marketing mistake as the only think on it was the same building
instructions that are in the manual but presented in quicktime for some reason.
There is nothing on the CD about programming. The only thing the CD did was
dissuade many people from buying the set thinking they needed a computer to make
it.

Doug

[Tom Tuddenham]

Oops.. absolutely correct - do I feel like an idiot? :)

As Doug says, the brick can only be programmed in a limited sense  
using VLL. The way we do it is via a Spybotics robot, programmed  
using NQC and connected to the Microscout via a light-tube.

Not really the answer (unless you have a Spybotics) - sincere  
apologies for leading you up the garden path. And thanks to Doug for  
correcting me.

Cheers
Tom


On 16/08/2009, at 11:35 AM, Doug Eaton wrote:

> In lugnet.robotics, Tom Tuddenham wrote:
>> Hi Mark
>>
>> If you can't get your hands on the original dev kit CD-ROM, you
>> should be able to program it with NQC. If the hardware is the same as
>> the Dark Side Development Kit (pretty sure it is) NQC works  
>> brilliantly.
>
> Actually, the Droid Developer Kit and Dark Side Development Kit  
> contain the
> Micro Scout which is not really programmable. See http://
> www.elecbrick.com/vll/
> for details on how to program it with a VLL.
>
> The CD was a marketing mistake as the only think on it was the same  
> building
> instructions that are in the manual but presented in quicktime for  
> some reason.
> There is nothing on the CD about programming. The only thing the CD  
> did was
> dissuade many people from buying the set thinking they needed a  
> computer to make
> it.
>
> Doug

[Mark Chittenden]

In lugnet.robotics, Brian Bachmeier wrote:

> In lugnet.robotics, Mark Chittenden wrote:
>> Picked up a used Droid Developer Kit (set #9748) via garage sale. Had the
>> instruction manuel, the micro-scout and missing less than a handful of parts
>> (easily replaced). However, it was also missing the CD_Rom. Anyone know where I
>> can get a replacement CD (or, since the set is over 10 years old, where I can
>> download the software that was on the CD)? I tried Bricklink, but couldn't even
>> find the set for sale there.
>
> You can find the CDROM on Bricklink at
> http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=41370

Thanks for the link!

[Mark Chittenden]

In lugnet.robotics, Tom Tuddenham wrote:

> Oops.. absolutely correct - do I feel like an idiot? :)
>
> As Doug says, the brick can only be programmed in a limited sense
> using VLL. The way we do it is via a Spybotics robot, programmed
> using NQC and connected to the Microscout via a light-tube.
>
> Not really the answer (unless you have a Spybotics) - sincere
> apologies for leading you up the garden path. And thanks to Doug for
> correcting me.
>
> Cheers
> Tom

I didn't think there would be a programming software on the disk - but the box
and the instruction manual indicated that there were instructions for additional
models on the disk.