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Good morning everybody, legOS-0.1.5 is now available from (URL) is replacement firmware for the LEGO Mindstorms RCX, offering a wide range of features such as memory management, multitasking and device drivers. legOS applications can be written in (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Expansion Board Files
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I downloaded the revised files and found "lib_hb.c" failing to load. After opening it in a text editor, I found the same 'line feed' type of characters (square boxes). I deleted them and made sure that all the comment lines ( /*.........*/) were (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Ball gear
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This piece is essential to a CV-joint. The 8880 utilizes this in the joints that connect the wheels with the drive train. In real life, a mechanism, not unlike this, makes possible rear-independent suspension (on vehicles with rear-wheel drive), (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: a chip question
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(...) Try to get a hand on a nice little internet program named "PartMiner". very very very very useful :) .---...--- . . . | Remi Desrosiers | "My Youth in Arcadia" ICQ# 7228856 | harlock@videotron.ca . remi.desrosiers@polymtl.ca . . (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Odd taxonomy question
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36add243.7943246@lu...et.com>... (...) Didn't the movie name these "red ones". Wasn't it something like R2-D3 or some variant on R2-D2. I don't remember now. (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | getting foreign sets
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i've noticed there is quite a bit of difference between the dirrerent sets available in different parts of the world. does anyone know an easy way for u.s. folks to get european, etc sets? thanks! -- Chris Stanley cstanley@usit.net -- Did you check (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: SEV2
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(...) I used to do the odd povray animation and am just getting back into it with lego models, This would make a great little project for me to practice on if you don't mind. Tim (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | LEGO LOGO
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I came across someone who knows "LEGO LOGO". Up to this point, I've never heard of it. I've asked around, but haven't found much details on the subject other than elementry age kids can build washing machines and mary-go-rounds out of LEGO and then (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Discount sets at WalMart
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(...) For the record, I spotted one that had apparently had UFO Warp Wing Fighters for $15, which is an excellent price (I got mine for $24 and was happy). They were all gone when I searched for them, though. It might be worth having a look at your (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: DATALOG and C
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(...) It looks like Spirit does NOT download the SetDatalog function. It is an immediate only command from VB. (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 6990 Monorail FS
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Darn! I woulda bought at 225! First too high, then too low, I guess. :-) Well, all's well that ends well. ++Lar (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 86 blue plates...eBay
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So is this what they call a blue plate special? (...) <snip> (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | HB Expansion kit
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I received my HB expansion kit from Douglas Inc. (under $30 and fast delivery!). I've tried to gather as much documentation on its assembly. However, I have two questions: 1) The DOT on the resister pak's: Is that the end which goes in the SQUARE (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Programming Information
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Hi, The Lego-Robotics Wiki web maintains pages that list the available programming options for Mindstorms and Cybermaster. See: (URL) Wiki site is a collaborative web site that can be added to by anyone interested in Lego-Robotics. If you're (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Programming Information
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We HomeSchool and I want to use mindstorms in my 16 year old sons curriculium. What advantages are there to using Visual Basic for programming Mindstorms versus the the software provided in Mindstorms. Also anyone using RoboLab? How does that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Questions for FAQ
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Another question for the FAQ: What are 'Samsonite' legos? (The truth is, I would like to know the answer to this myself...) Greg (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: 6990 Monorail FS
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Thanks for everyone's patience as I muddled through this one. The sets are now sold. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | 86 blue plates...eBay
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I put up 86 blue plates, here's some info: These are Lego plates, they are 1/3 the height of a basic Lego. They are 100% Lego. Here is the breakdown of sizes: 12 1x4; 9 1x8; 12 2x2; 6 2x3; 12 2x4; 6 2x6; 3 2x8; 3 2x10; 4 4x4; 7 4x6; 3 4x8; 3 4x10; 3 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: SEV2
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(...) Thanks! Me too. If anyone cares to do an animation, I'd love to see it, as it would take me several months. I'm not povray camera savvy either. -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: SEV2
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(...) Right. Symmetrical yes, but all the base pieces are rotated 45 degrees around their respective y-axes. With respect to the model, the picture shows the turret rotated 45 degrees. It was much faster to design the tank that way to get the same (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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