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Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:03:50 +1200<br>
From: Vik Olliver <<a href="mailto:vik@catalyst.net.nz">vik@catalyst.net.nz</a>><br>
Subject: [olpc-nz] OLPC Drives RepRap now<br>
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At long last I have code to drive a RepRap using an OLPC. It's just a<br>
couple of command line utilities written in C that can generate gcode<br>
and dump it to the serial port.<br>
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The next release of the RepRap hardware should be capable of running off<br>
a car battery for 16 hrs - should be in beta in a couple of months.<br>
Currently it costs 5x what an OLPC does, but we'll try and improve on<br>
that. It looks like we're rapidly converging on a 3D printer that will<br>
be usable in developing countries.<br>
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Vik :v)