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== HobbyVEX.org Historic Projects ==  
== HobbyVEX.org Historic Projects ==  
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[[Not_So_Easy_C | 'not-so-easy-c']] was the ''first'', because he couldn't stand ''the boundaries of easyC''.<br>
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[[Not_So_Easy_C | 'not-so-easy-c']] was created because he wanted to get outside ''the boundaries of easyC''.<br>
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[[PDA_For_VEX | 'pda for vex']] was ''second'', because that was the project Steve was building for the Vex Hobbyist.<br>
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[[PDA_For_VEX | 'pda for vex']] was the first robot project Steve was building for the Vex Hobbyist.<br>
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[[Free_CAD_For_VEX | free cad for vex]] was ''third'', because this piece of Software was foundational for reaching the Hobbyist Audience.<br>
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[[Free_CAD_For_VEX | free cad for vex]] was foundational for reaching the Hobbyist Audience.<br>
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[[Robots_In_CAD | robots in cad]] was last, because it depended on [http://www.ldraw.org/ ldraw].<br>
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[[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 ==
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"When there's critical mass of information, robot building descriptions, etc - publish a book!  Something in the line of ''Vex for Dummys®''.  I had hoped to publish a book when I started on all this but there's generally no profit potential for the author, it's a LOT of work, I wasn't looking for that kind of fame."<br>
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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>

Current revision as of 09:01, 2 September 2009

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