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Egon, I think that the timing of your announcement was just plain unlucky. But for us to believe you (and yes we all WANT to believe you), please provide some more information. Especially regarding: - Where did you find out about this - Why is it (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Compass sensor
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(URL) Bogaert <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:000501bf9b55$18...c2@sibo... (...) diodes (...) You need to look at the general purpose interfaces: (URL) second one is for a real powered sensor like you need. The diodes D1 to D4 (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LegOz 2 tomorrow
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Greetings, LegOz 2 will be happening tomorrow about noon Australian Eastern Standard Time, hosted by Richard Parsons. I'm told there will be a PC connected during the event, and Lugnet will be checked and available for communications. See you here, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Pawel Nazarewicz writes: I think it is obvious that the images are fakes. It's probably an April-fools joke, and very well done. Similar someone else's, of a fake set. That was really good, he made a fake box and even took a kid, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm glad you're coming, we missed you at the last one. I'll have my trains there too so I'm looking forward to a monster layout. Unfortunatly I'll only have one engine but I've there carriages in 7740 livery. P.S. Richard, I playtested some (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LegOz 2 tomorrow
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(...) Oh, this could look good. I'm taking my 7740 along too, and to tag onto the end of that i have the mail carriage(7819) and a half length mail carriage in the same livery. And i thought that having three same livery carriages looked good! I'm (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LegOz 2000.2 tomorrow
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James Howse wrote in message ... (...) Excellent, excellent. No doubt you'll have invented new and exciting ways for my soldiers dudes to die horribly for King and country (to be reincarnated in the very next game :-). See you guys tomorrow. Regards (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LegOz 2 tomorrow
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(...) I'm glad everyone's still awake, I will bring my polaroid camera tomorrow, I just have to remember to get some film, so we can see some photographic evidence of our activities straight away. Well what about this train business, it's like the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Black Hawk? Sky Stormer?
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(...) Black (...) And I found the answer myself: The set's UK name is Sky Stormer. In the US market, it's the Black Hawk. Since I'm in the US, I didn't expect to get a UK catalog in of the sets I received recently. Thanks to Technica (URL), an (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | News from Lego, via email
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A while ago I sent an email to lego, sugessting a Civil War theme. I got a reply yesterday: Re: Civil War Lego Idea From:Markscriv@lego.com To:TJJohn12@twcny.rr.com Dear Mr. Rudy, Thank you for your interest in Lego. I presented your ideas to our (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.western)
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| | RIS 2.0 PreAlpha SDK
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In case anyone hasn't noticed yet.... (URL) Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx) !
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(...) People think LEGO are incapable of making great sets anymore - these sets are sensational. (...) I know it was March 31st, I'll have to wait till November for them to come out. Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ### WANTED ###
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Hi Matt, I'll sell you a mint in box 8865 for $200 plus postage. Mark H. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: NC people - Roll Call
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Sheree Rosenkrantz Live in Greensboro Family caregiver -translate housewife-married 21 yrs :-) 2 daughters- 17 and 10 (my main CFOL) Interests: Fabuland ! I think Fabuland figures and elements can be successfully incorporated into any theme. I like (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Perhaps the 1x6 low fence is simply a placeholder, while a different part or a different design will be used on the final version? That would be consistent with the hypothesis that the "scans" are not scans but layout drafts. I wonder if it is (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New Part: Brick 1 x 3 with Control Panel Pattern [DAT]
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New decorated brick 0 Brick 1 x 3 with Control Panel Pattern 0 Name: 3622p01.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud3.dat 1 16 -10 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud3.dat 1 16 0 24 0 26 0 0 (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Brick 1 x 4 with Garage Tools Pattern [DAT]
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New decorated brick 0 Brick 1 x 4 with Garage Tools Pattern 0 Name: 3010p03.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Part 1 16 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud3.dat 1 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud3.dat 1 16 -20 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Minifig Torso with Autoroute Pattern [DAT]
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New decorated torso 0 Minifig Torso with Autoroute Pattern 0 Name: 973p25.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Part 4 16 12 0 10 -12 0 10 -14.345 2 10 14.345 2 10 4 16 14.345 2 10 -14.345 2 10 -19 29 10 19 29 10 4 16 19 29 (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Minifig Torso with Pirate Captain Pattern [DAT]
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New decorated torso 0 FILE 973p36.dat 0 Minifig Torso with Pirate Captain Pattern 0 Name: 973p36.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 3 16 -2 0 -10 2 0 -10 2 1 -10 2 16 -2 0 -10 2 0.5 -10 4 16 -5 1 -10 -6 0 -10 -2 0 (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Full size Virgin Pendolino Train in Lego
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For those of you who haven't seen it yet, I've just uploaded an article from the railway magazine Railnews, featuring the full size Virgin Pendolino train currently residing in London Euston. Its in the form of a 189k jpg file. Enjoy! Ian Bishop, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: NQC on Linux dilema...
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(...) Can you send me the output from nqc -v? A lot depends on exactly what is being sent and received. As for PSerial_unix.cpp, you would only have that if you were building nqc from sources. If you've downloaded a binary rpm or some other (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) If they were this good? Almost but not quite. ++Lar (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Expansion Available ...
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Sorry, it's www.constructiontoys.com . I wouldn't have bothered posting, but only a few days ago people were posting complaining of not being able to find the set(s) in their area. --Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: Jedi Wilcox (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) While we're capable of work this good, or better(1), it would be coming from me, based on our current guild membership, and I don't do eurotrash. Even old, cute eurotrash. I also don't hack on bricks (which would be necessary to do the wheels) (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: News from Lego, via email
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(...) Oh, shoot, it doesn't work anymore I'll explain what I saw 7845: Costal Patrol Battle This was a good representation of the monitor and merrimac, each having a crew of 5, total 10 7846: Confederate Battery Cannon, limbered up with 2 horses and (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) No. this is exactly where you would have to connect. The outer rails are unswitched (think about it, they have no points in them, they're unbroken. If this is a hoax, the hoaxer got this right. ++Lar (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Nano-fig models (was Re: Star Trek Lego?)
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(...) I have made some nano-fig Star Trek models along side some nano-fig Star Wars models. These were originally made for people to grasp size differences on the Star Trek vs Star Wars newsgroup. View them here: (URL) Insanity (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Part: Brick 1 x 3 with Control Panel Pattern
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Hey, I was first with a part named 3622p01.dat; Brick 1 x 3 with Cash Register Display Pattern. :o) But of course, I can call my part 3622p02... /Tore (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: News from Lego, via email
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Hmm.. Another April Fools day issue? Let's wait and see what tommorrow brings up. Next thing we know TLC will break away from Lucas and start having ST sets. Scott S. Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Baloon Lego
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Edmund Scientific sells balloons designed for lifting scientific experiments. Check some out at: (URL) =6&ItemsPerPage=5 You may want to look through their other offerings as well. Daniel (...) -- "Ich bin ein Geleeschaumgummiring." (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Blood Stone Castle parsed!
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(...) Well, that's very comforting. :-) <snip> (...) Sounds like a great book for inspiration! <snip> (...) That's a great description. Can I coax you to scan some of these? Will bribery do the trick? :-) (...) Such a dumb town! ;-) (...) I have to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) parts (...) within (...) Yes, or that they have solved how to retrofit this mechanism to existing points, or that they wanted to reuse the tooling for the current points ties and subplate. Or that it's a hoax. To people that think I am not (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | HELP! Problem with Light Sensor HELP!
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Few have responded to my call for help. Maybe the following information will help. 1) When the light sensor is connected to the input #2, the value read is between 525 and 528, 2) When no sensor is connected to input #2, the values jump to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My person
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(...) I'll be happy to help you realize that wish.. just send it to me. I'll even spring for shipping. Or do you mean you don't have 40 lbs? That hardly seems possible. ++Lar (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Correre, ragazzi.....
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(...) molte (...) Anch'io voto pesce. E anch'io spero di sbagliarmi... Ciao Mario (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: News from Lego, via email
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(...) I sure hope that it is no joke. If it is curses on you. Those sets do sound a bit large for retail. David (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Non rompete le scatole :-))))
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(...) Comodo? Devi avere il posto dove bruciarle, poi raccogliere la cenere, ecc. E poi sembra troppo un rituale sacro. Io prima le pesto bene coi piedi per fargli occupare meno spazio, e poi le butto nel cassonetto. Per la precisione in quello (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: News from Lego, via email
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David, (...) sound (...) Hey, it's not my fault, I don't plant all this stuff on April Fools Day, you know! I am just voicing my frustrations on all this stuff magically appearing in or around April 1st. The train thing is heavily at fault, anyway. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Sensori home-made in gara ?
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(...) Per me è ok. Sono disposto ad ammettere sensori non Lego quando funzionalmente identici a quelli originali, o anche leggermente differenti se non comportano alcun vantaggio. Esattamente come abbiamo fatto con il sensore di luce passivo che ha (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Sfida LF5: proposta
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(...) Far perdere l'equilibrio probabilmente nel nostro caso significa ribaltare, come aveva specificato Marco Beri. (...) Non sono d'accordo, mi sembra che questo contrasti con la libertà di realizzazione di cui abbiamo parlato. Mi limiterei a (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Stand Lego alla fiera del libro di Bologna
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(...) Ok, allora in via del tutto eccezionale farò una scansione dell'opuscolo e la metterò sul mio sito. Quando è pronta vi avviso. In realtà non c'e tanto. Tre serie che si chiamano Masterbuilders (libro + mattoncini), Graphic Novels (libri con (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) This was downscored because? - you didn't like my guesses - wrong place for them, might give TLC the wrong idea about what chumps we are - typed in too quickly so too many typos? Just curious. ++Lar (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: How do I test this thing?
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(...) The HOWTO was originally written as part of a class related project. I've recently found another project that will again give me time to work on it, so hopefully I won't need too much help. But stick around- this list will certainly be where I (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Perhaps the little antenna pieces. Alan (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Part: Brick 1 x 3 with Control Panel Pattern
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(...) Sorry Tore, I missed this entry in the parts tracker. Please leave yours as p01. Steve, can you please rename mine to p02 when it comes to the voting. Chris (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) is (...) Also note that they are using many old pieces that haven't been used for years, like the pitchfork and the 12v timetable sticker thing. And they have the old necklace and workman torsos. And the Train logo is of very poor quality. And (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Hey again...
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Lugnet...LTNS!!! Sorry about my recent inactivity here, other sites call. I apparently need to catch up on some Lugnet posts...IGH CHIHUAHUA, I'M BEHIND!!! | --<^>-- | Well, hi again to you all, eh...outta stuff to say, hate it when that happens. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Note that the map is from the 1996 police station(I think) Alan (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Full size Virgin Pendolino Train in Lego
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(...) To where? regards lawrence (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) None of this matters if this is a leaked mockup of preproduction models and artwork that was created to give a sense of what an ad would look like. There are lots of new pieces present.. motor, DCC controller, points controller, short track, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: article in the WP about Lego
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Hey, Tom, your article on MindStorms showed up in the Tulsa World on April Fools' Day, just in case you're tracking where it appeared and when. Nice photo. Do you want a copy? Rob --My best reply address is robdye@writeme.com (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What is BFC meta command ?
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(...) What if I am creating a new part? Regards John (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Sensori home-made in gara ?
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(...) Quindi sensori di contatto (ma senza resistenza in modo da non poterli leggere individualmente), sensori di luce, nessun sensore di rotazione perche' se non erro sono vietati anche gli originali 8-))) A quando il regolamento definitivo del (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Bridge Over the Bricksissippi River
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Hi All, I just put some pictures up of a bridge I made that will someday be incorporated into my town. It is not quite complete yet, as I am lacking a few more elements. LMKWYT (URL) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Multiple Posts :-(
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Sorry for the multiple posts. I accidentally hit the send button a couple of times. :-( Joe (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Thinking of selling my entire 9V collection
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Hi All, Just noticed this problem that Scott is having with M.E. I thought I was the only one he reneged on. I'll say now that I believe Mr. Edwards is not to be trusted in keeping his word on a trade. Last year I offered him a MISB 4551 for a 8862 (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Blood Stone Castle parsed!
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(...) Barnes and Noble had this a couple years back, and may still do. My copy says "1993 Barnes and Noble Books". I was hoping for more detailed pictures and plans, but there is certainly a lot of historical stuff in it. (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Ebay acution - Potential Fraud?
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<major snip> I may be wrong and I'm certainly no lawyer but doesn't a copyright actually involve more than just SAYING its copyrighted? Similar to a patent? And doesn't abuse of a copyright mean damage to profits or income ala pirated movies and (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Ebay acution - Potential Fraud?
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(...) No. If you produce an original work, you have copyright in it automatically. You can register it if you wish, but you don't have to. (...) No. If you sue someone for copyright infrigement, then actual monetary loss comes into it, but copyright (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sfida LF5: proposta
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(...) Date a Cesare quel che è di Cesare ... e la "t" in più a chi la merita :) I due kg di peso sono una mia idea dopo aver pesato lo shuttle che pesa poco meno di 2kg (il tuo è stato rinforzato?) e dovrebbe evitare un esagerato vantaggio ai (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: My person
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(...) even (...) I meant the latter. It's unoficially more like 60 lbs (according to the bathroom scale). Why would 40 lbs "hardly seem possible?" Will Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services www.crosswinds.net/~hokie (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Full size Virgin Pendolino Train in Lego
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(...) For those of you who aren't psychic (URL) :) Richard (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | wanted for trade
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I have 2 each of the right side of pairs of gray wings - both the 8x3 notched and 4x3 notched (your basic space wings). I also have 2 of the right opening 1x3 white doors (the kind that look like a 1x1 round brick attached to a 1x3 tile with a small (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | For Trade: Green bricks
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I have the following NEW green bricks for TRADE: 33 - 1x1x1 76 - 1x2x1 11 - 1x3x1 55 - 1x4x1 51 - 2x2x1 17 - 2x3x1 23 - 2x4x1 I am looking for NEW black bricks in return. I would trade an even stud for stud but the distribution of parts traded for (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Non-volatile memory storage?
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Anybody know a way to store code in the non-volatile memory of the handy-board? If the board is not battery backed by the 12V pack I lose all memory in RAM. Thanks guys. P.S. I am also looking for a timing routine, a way to have a program run for a (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Thumbs Up
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Pics of last night's festivities are up... (URL) details soon. Thanks to all who made the second meeting such a success and joy! Xandria (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Thumbs Up
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Nice, nice! I'd love some captions tho', who's who? Looks like you had a great time! -Shiri (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | RE: RIS 2.0 PreAlpha SDK
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It works pretty well for a pre-alpha product and is (so far) backwards compatible. Sounds can now be tied to variables which will make troubleshooting easier... Thanks for the pointer Ralph! Rich Thompson (URL) Message----- From: (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Aquazone Question
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Hey Y'all: I am intrigued by two sets not currently in my possession, one is 2160 and the other is 2162. The point of interest is the front dome pieces. The 2162 has two "clam-shell" like trans-green hinged elements whereas the 2160 only has the top (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: V.A.T. is reduced !
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Sealed Fort Legorado for less than $50! I sold mine on eBay for $150 last Christmas! I've ordered from DYA before, and even with shipping costs, the prices can't be beat the service is reasonably fast. Dan Siskind (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Thumbs Up
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great idea! next time i'll do that. we had a wonderful time... it was just around midnight when we parted ways. xan (...) -- Xandria Editrix, Akasa Publishing xandria@akasa.bc.ca As a result of my chronic tendonitis, I am unable to utilize a (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Bridge Over the Bricksissippi River
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I like it! It really has a spidery look to it! I like the curved road plate effect. P.S. I'm jealous of all your BURPS! Brad Joe Davenport <jdavenport@mid-tech.com> wrote in message news:FsCMK8.Mr1@lugnet.com... (...) a few (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Blood Stone Castle completed!
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(...) Castle, (...) "OPOC's" (...) the (...) Actually, I think building on such a large scale is actually less satisfying than smaller scale projects. Huge works such as my castle take years to build and progress can be annoyingly slow. For example, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Linux vs. Windows 95
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I just installed SuSE Linux 6.3 so that I can do some comparison tests between the different legOS development environments (I told my wife I needed to learn Linux to keep pace with the computer industry, though I don't think she believed me for a (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | PIPE function... [DAT]
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I've made a new function for LDS called PIPE. It's an extension of the LINE function. Remember:? LINE POINT x y z POINT x y z ... POINT x y z LINE END Now, PIPE works the same way but with that difference it's in 3D: PIPE [n_sectors total_sectors] (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Religious wars
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I need to pick a Linux editor for legOS programming. emacs and vi suck big time. Anyone have a recommendation? It can not be X windows based as I have not been able to get my video card configured correctly. Under Windows, I prefer using UltraEdit. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: International Box Update
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Duckie Dave wrote in message ... (...) it (...) Ok, sounds fair. I'll let the locals trade with it, then send it to Jan-Albert van Ree, and then he probably should send it to Larry. Frank (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) I got a bunch from the Continent already... if these are really starting to appear at lots of Target stores (as opposed to a one time fluke that you happened to find) I will be stocking up locally... if not, let's talk. To my mercator address (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) It is against the Terms of Use Agreement to infringe on the privacy or publicity rights of others. Interpret our (mine & Suz's) opinions at your own risk. --Todd (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Use emacs. I don't care that you think it sucks ... you asked for religious wars. :-) Cheers, Ben. -- (URL) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message FsCHoz.A5w@lugnet.com... (...) ecc. (...) AAA...AAARRR...RRRGG...GHHH...HHH !!!...!!! (...) male :-) Lo so :-( speravo di trovare qualche altro pazzo come me -- LEg GOdt Domenico (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) Ok, I've got the go ahead from Duckie Dave to trade this locally. It looks like it's going back across the ocean again for it's next hop, so I'd like to ask people who trade with it to help me pay the postage. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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Not emacs? And not X based? Oof. That's a tough one. My suggestions, in order. : 1) Fix your X configuration and run X and Xemacs. What card do you run? I may be able to help, or at least know where to point you. And, Xemacs has nice pull-down menus (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) Interesting thinking about this, the debate should settle down to just naysayers (if you believe the scan is real, it is almost certainly a leak, and therefor shouldn't be discussed). The only thing which (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: dear lego, please set up a global sales site
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(...) Then let's just say that its as inclusive a plan as any so far, even if its not everyone. Everyone is indeed a slippery term. I just meant everyone that could afford Lego purchases with regularity. I guess I wasn't thinking of that kid in the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I wouldn't REALLY know but I tend to agree. My inn is fun and I love it, but creating Helfire in two hours and having it come out nicely was MUCH more satisfying. I think my inn could be great when I'm done with it, but meanwhile it's (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm not following you completely. Here's where my thinking currently is, and I admit I should have thought this through before posting extensively as I now think some of that posting may not be correct from a legal perspective. I am prepared (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Podrace just over half price at Index
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If anyone's interested, the Mos Espa Podrace appears to be going for £32.99 at Index. At my local (Lancaster) store it's incorrectly marked on the shelves as about £45, but comes up on the computer at the lower price. Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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XEmacs is great AND despite what everyone thinks, you DO NOT NEED X to run it. It automatically knows whether to do terminal or X. Ram (...) (URL) for text editors. There aren't many out there that aren't X-based, since those people who prefer (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | part inventory list
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Dear Lego, I wish each set and accessory pack came with an inventory list. The list would include an official part number, a verbal description of the part, a graphic or picture of the part and how many of each listed part was included in the set or (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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| | how...RCX talk to each other?
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Hi I am using the software that came with the RCX you know the building block software. Is ther a way to send messages from one RCx to another? HOW??? Any help would be much appreciated. -Mike (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Simon Bogaert wrote in message <000501bf9b55$187354...2@sibo>... (...) Check out Precision Navigation (URL) They make the Vector 2X digital compass. They have a single plane version, a multiaxis gimballed version as well as the $$$ non-mechanical (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Indy & legOS bugs... :-)
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Come sapete, il mio Indy è ancora montato in attesa che Guido mi chieda indietro il suo motore e il sensore di rotazione (penso che sia a Java, in questo momento)... Ho potuto così proseguire nel debug del SW per verificare come mai solo poche ore (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: HELP! Problem with Light Sensor HELP!
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(...) This is quite normal. If you configure input one on a normal RCX as a light sensor, but don't connect a sensor, you get raw readings of 1022 - 1023. (...) That's RAW, isn't it? Hope this helps ... Simon (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Dear Lego, I couldn't agree more. Just as sets have a number, the parts should too. When I was a kid, I could ask my parents to buy me a set just by saying the number. The same thing should be done for pieces, it would be so very useful and helpful. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Rob, Still no word from Matthew Green. When did you send it to him? If it went just after the 31st of January, then this guy has had it just about two months. UNACCEPTABLE and RUDE !! -Phil (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | CyberMaster Touch Sensors
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Hi. I'm trying to use the touch sensors that came with CyberMaster on the RCX and they have a strange behaviour. When I first connect the touch sensor, I monitor it's value in the RCX lcd and it shows 0, then I press the touch sensor and the lcd (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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