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== HobbyVEX.org History == | == HobbyVEX.org History == | ||
| - | HobbyVEX.org was started on 01-AUG-2006, by Steve Elmer, after he had put a lot of effort into discovering some facts about Vex and decided ''they should be easier to get for people''. Steve had seen Lego Mindstorms really take off, and wanted to help that happen for Vex. He | + | HobbyVEX.org was started on 01-AUG-2006, by Steve Elmer, after he had put a lot of effort into discovering some facts about Vex and decided ''they should be easier to get for people''. Steve had seen Lego Mindstorms really take off, and wanted to help that happen for Vex. He also did not see the hobbyist viewpoint represented elsewhere, hence the name of the site, HobbyVEX.org. Steve had some 'new tools' to distribute for Vex, and wanted a place for that to happen.<br> |
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== HobbyVEX.org Historic Projects == | == HobbyVEX.org Historic Projects == | ||
| - | [[Not_So_Easy_C | 'not-so-easy-c']] was | + | [[Not_So_Easy_C | 'not-so-easy-c']] was created because he wanted to get outside ''the boundaries of easyC''.<br> |
| - | [[PDA_For_VEX | 'pda for vex']] | + | [[PDA_For_VEX | 'pda for vex']] was the first robot project Steve was building for the Vex Hobbyist.<br> |
| - | [[Free_CAD_For_VEX | free cad for vex]] | + | [[Free_CAD_For_VEX | free cad for vex]] was foundational for reaching the Hobbyist Audience.<br> |
| - | [[Robots_In_CAD | robots in cad]] was | + | [[Robots_In_CAD | robots in cad]] was a way to help hobbyists find working projects to build.<br> |
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== HobbyVEX.org Impact on the Vex Hobbyist Community == | == HobbyVEX.org Impact on the Vex Hobbyist Community == | ||
The HobbyVEX.org pages were very popular.<br> | The HobbyVEX.org pages were very popular.<br> | ||
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== Steve's Final Thoughts == | == Steve's Final Thoughts == | ||
| - | + | Steve started off thinking about publishing a book to help get things started - something in the line of ''Vex for Dummys®''. The website was created to see if there was enough interest to make that worthwhile. | |
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Steve continued with, "I still hope to see more Robot Building Instructions contributed, so that ''Beginning' Hobbyists have a way to reach success quickly."<br> | Steve continued with, "I still hope to see more Robot Building Instructions contributed, so that ''Beginning' Hobbyists have a way to reach success quickly."<br> | ||
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== HobbyVEX.org This Year == | == HobbyVEX.org This Year == | ||
On 28-MAY-2009, Steve contacted ''me'', Mark Overholser about "taking it over", since he was spending more time on other projects and did not have time to keep it maintained. I thought it over, and came to the conclusion that ''I could'' keep HobbyVEX.org going, and expand it with my own Projects, plus other Hobbyists Projects.<br> | On 28-MAY-2009, Steve contacted ''me'', Mark Overholser about "taking it over", since he was spending more time on other projects and did not have time to keep it maintained. I thought it over, and came to the conclusion that ''I could'' keep HobbyVEX.org going, and expand it with my own Projects, plus other Hobbyists Projects.<br> | ||
