[XCSSA] Any Meeting Topics for next week? (19th)

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

On Thursday 15 October 2009, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
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> Does anyone know anything about the Hero Robots ?
> I'll bring in the broken one I got from school. I don't know if it is
> salvageable or not...

Just that they were pretty pricey.  These were back in the days when computers 
had 2-4kB of RAM and sold for $1000+. :)

But it looks like they're making a NEW version of the Hero called the 
HE-RObot.. which looks remarkably like R2D2:
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HERO_(robot)

I think that there's a guys in Austin who stocks all the original Hero parts 
who can fix anything that you need...


> I still think that I want to put my Replica on there but if anyone knows
> where to get the manuals, schematics etc, it might be  possible to save
> it...

Here's the guy who bought all the spare parts and rights to the HEROs:
	http://www.robotworkshop.com/

and here's another site with manuals and stuff:
	http://www.theoldrobots.com/hero.html

Tweeks
p.s.  Please send me a list of stuff you're going to do Fredrik. 
	tweeks-junk2 at theweeks d0t 0rg