03/14/02 - version 2.1
  - added high level api support including sensors, motors, and sounds
  - cleaned up USB support to allow abstraction to other platforms
    (included template code for porting to other platforms)
  - added JavaDocs
  - added more examples including applet support

  Additional Notes: 
    The API is still backwards compatible with all previous versions.
 
    This release is the one available in the book:
        Programming Lego Mindstorms with Java

    The book's CD also contains additional source code including an
    example of using AI with the RCX as well as the native source
    code for Windows USB support.

02/09/02 - version 2.0
  - now supports RCX 2.0 (USB) for Windows platform
    to be documented in upcoming book

07/01/01 - version 1.3
  - updated serial port access:
       now automatically searches for available serial port
       search can be overidden but parameters.txt is no longer
       required - see RCXSerialPort, RCXPort

06/01/00 - version 1.2 (as presented at JavaOne conference)
  - added UML diagram, reorganized interface hierarchy for clarity
    no functional changes 

10/22/99 - version 1.1
  - updated RCXPort:
      made processRead() private
	deprecated showTable() and parseString()
  - updated RCXOpcode:
      added showTable() and parseString() and removed window
      listener implementation
  - updated RCXLoader application to reflect above changes and
      removed RCXMacPort dependency for Mac platform
      (requires JavaComm now)

10/20/98 version 1.0
  - initial release

