Back to the original question:

I'm sure most of us here on this forum do not know much about why or how R C Command went MIA. Most of us have moved on now.

Anyone who has a working unit could reverse engineer the curcit board, but the programing would be less strait forward to reproduce.

Patent infrengment issues would only come out if someone claimed them, and then would be only apercent of the profit gained.

So... go for it. Find a working unit and reproduce it. If your sales go way up just be ready to pay the original designer some money.

If it flops, I'm sure the origional designer will leave you alone.


Also... those dudes back then wore sandels into battle, not boots. Don't let those guys kid you, only wimps wore boots into battle back then.

Not sure why you are getting all bent out of shape here Kclank, the RCC unit was essentially just a DBC with a better sound card and a converted HBU - which from our tests is inferior to the DBU that Phil sells, because the silver coating on the HBU prism is a rough as a badgers bottom...

Phil still sells the DBC, and with the latest version of the chip its a superior entry level product. Why would we need the RCC version back on the market? (especially as a lot of people couldn't get it to work...?)

I don't know much about ancient Greek armour, so I'll stay out of that debate...

Ken, didn't mean to ruffle feathers. In all seriousness, if memory serves the original rcc systems didn't work well, if they worked at all. I remember someone, perhaps bill himself, saying that a 'new and improved system' was 'on the way'. This was shortly before the dirt began to hit the coffin lid of rcc. I do know the system was made in China, but by whom I have no idea.

Not that it really matters, but I actually did retire after 21 years of Army service to a little ranch in Arizona's Sonora Desert. Horses, cattle (yes, even some Herefords!), Jeeps, and a couple to RC tanks to humor me and my wife. I still work for the Army as a civilian, but that's a story for another day. Many years, battles, wounds (some nearly fatal),deployments, and overseas tours have left my body fifty percent disabled . . . so says the VA . . .but one hundred percent grateful for every sunrise and every breath of fresh air. Over the years I've buriedmanyclose friends while on active duty, which helps one gain perspective. I love living onmy little ranch in Arizona andI thoroughly enjoy the great guys who share their wisdom and wit in this forum. You dudes rock!


Now, about those Spartan sandals . . .

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I put in 26 years in the U.S.M.C. and gave my pound of flesh also. I would not trade it for anything and would do it all again if needed.

Sandals, they had to wear sandals with loooong laces on them. Under the greaves of course!

And this has what to do with the rcc battle system the poster asked about? I think you keep missing the point on how rude it is to hijack threads. Either that or you do understand and want to keep pushing his buttons for some reason? It is easy enough to start your own thread to talk about Spartan foot fetishes, or troll for military service accolades or whatever you like. Not sure what your service history has to do with this thread or why you felt compelled to take the hijack that direction. Please be respectful of the board members and they will be respectful of you.
Perry

Hey guys let's put this to bed. I went off a bit hard on some of the respondents but to be honest some of us do not read threads very well.

It was a simple question that only begged an answer if someone knew it.

I was not looking for business practice information, opinions about RC Command in general, knowledge of other systems, philosophies of reverse engineering principles, ancient history, or personal biographies, nor was i looking to get other people all excited and start taking sides.

I was not looking for an opportunity to be hijacked, which wastes time, and that is what excited me the most. It is done way too often here. Quite a few of us do not care to read or comment specifically on the subject of a post but go off in all trajectories and wiping out a good discussion. IMHO opinion if you do not have an answer, just don't post. If you have a corollary question on the given subject, jump in. It is just good old fashion respect that we all deserve.

Mutual respect is a real good thing and sometimes gets lost here.

I felt like an interviewer on a political commentary show asking one question and getting round about stories that lead somewhere else.

Humor is necessary but IMHO should be quickly framed and focused on the general discussion. Being a contender as one of the worlds greatest smart asses i feel i have profound knowledge on this subject and have to hog tie myself to keep from cracking wise on some posts.

I did have one person email me with a factual answer and I thank that person profusely. I am glad he did not get into the mosh pit.

So I am putting down my implements of war and settling into an easy peace.

Go forth and conquer people

PS. the Spartans wore penny loafers so they had no laces.

Yes, THis was a big misunderstanding, and sometimes humor doesn't text so well.

Eveyone involved has a history of mature contributions, and I think if you read the text to a Monty Python skit, the humor would be lost as well.

I handshake and a jovial pat on the back should be all that is required to make this all go away.

Cheers everyone

Dan

PS a good example of how text messaging can get you into trouble. Not only does it have to be written, but also received in the "spirit" it was written. The "spirit" part is the part that gets lost in translation sometime

And this is where your argument to try to keep the thread on topic went out the window and was lost. Democrat voter I would assume.

Well you can lead some to the subject but you cannot make them comprehend. Try reading the first 3 or 4 posts then try a good remediation course for comprehension. Wrong on the politics too, funny statement for a state that elects Harry Reid, even though it also was not a subject of the post.

There s no reason to keep this going unless you are trying to find my depth, of which you are probably out of, or you just want to keep stirring it up.

Just drop it!!!

If I may chime in , I'm not a Democrat, and I was able to follow Kclank from his first post. He was merely asking for any thoughts on pursuing an evolution/extension of the RCCommand electronics approach. I was appalled by the criticism he had to take that was completely off topic. I too have seen where many posters here cannot maintain focus into the second statement without losing track of the intent. I had to be very patient myself in the past on some non controversial/mundane topics that have gotten off topic.

I would propose we all show respect for others on this forum and work together to encourage free flow of ideas and knowledge. If you are a regular on this forum, hopefully you have determined who the positive contributors are and can show respect with humor for them. Now there are some posters who probably don't deserve as much respect, but before you start flaming or criticizing it would be best to consider how you would like to be treated online before doing so.

I'm not taking sides, lets just be civilized and polite.

BTW I wonder of Kclank is an engineer. I too am one, and his statements are very logical and clear.

Heh Heh, guilty as charged among my other sins.

Ha!
Me too.

Excuse me, but I think we may be getting off topic. (heh, heh, heh)

I'm not, but I'll bet my list of sins is way longer than yours...LOL.

Penny loafers, eh? Who would have thought? You understand you just dated yourself by mentioning them, and I just dated myself by knowing what they are.

[quote]ORIGINAL: sevoblast

I'm not, but I'll bet my list of sins is way longer than yours...LOL.

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I'll take that bet.........
I demand to see your list !
Confess your sins.........to me, I studied for the priesthood when I was young.

Uhhhhhh, It didn't work out for me, I already knew about cars............. and suspected a lot about girls.

Rex

There's a place in Nevada called Las Vegas that outnumber the rest of the state. I don't live there and that is who elected Harry Reid. Your personal attacks and name calling are quite in keeping with the values of Harry Reid and his supporters.

Never assume your depth to be greater. College schooling does not bring depth to one, it actually makes one quite shallow. So shallow in fact, they could not even be considered shallow. Assumption is the mother of all F-ups, you should know that as an engineer, although these days it seems assumption is what engineers do best in my experience.

Guess that's what you get for pointing out personal attacks.

CowboyLifesaver dude,

Don't be so defensive about every word that people use on this forum

Rex, how about if I speak to my local Priest, whom we will see in about an hour or so. We go to service at 23:00, and it will go to first light. Father Giorgi is a warrior Priest, ex spetznatz. Not uncommon here. We get along rather well. All the local women, including mine, have been cooking all day for the after service meal. And the wine will flow also. Tradition.
If I was to send you the list, it would take you a month to collate it, starting with 'raises voice at errant children and dogs', 'fails to polish shoes regularly', 'takes 3 days (gasp!) to drink a bottle of wine', and rapidly goes down hill from there....I'm talking a 1000 m shear drop cliff.

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You have my blessing. Go in peace my son and sin no more.

Since this thread already got hijacked, I thought I would beat it to death.

Kclank, wilco, target, cease fire, lock and clear all weapons. Humor N/A.

When someone is going to basically call me stupid, I'm going to reply.

I pointed out the obvious, and was basically called stupid for it. I'm sorry, I don't apologize for everything and bow to everyone.

Amazing, just amazing.

What a remarkable thing to say; would you mind terribly citing source statistics and qualitative methodologies
used by reputable institutions that provide the substance backing your statement? And please, please don't trot
out the much used, seldom accurate, "it's a known fact"; do better.

If you don't have source references and this statement is yours and yours alone I believe we all know what may occur when one
makes unsubstantiated generalizations. It certainly doesn't strengthen your arguments.

Put another way I'm sure those here amongst us possessed of education beyond the minimum would much rather cling to their
alleged shallowness than to whatever alternatives demonstrated in the unprecedented statement made by the previous post.


I really didn't wish to add to this thread but some things just require a response.

Jerry

Ok, so let me get this right. 

The guy asked a question, we gave lame answers cause it was funny and nobody had anything more interesting to say and now someone is mad. 

Sorry I chimed in, but I tried to be both helpful and funny cause nothin else was going on here.  I did not mean to annoy or offend anybody.




This is a factual, actual, bonafied, rarafied digital photo of real Spartan warior in period footware.  HA